boy or girl name??

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boy or girl name??
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Mon, 11-08-2004 - 2:36pm

boy or girl name??



  • Addison/Addisyn (I want to use it for a girl name)
  • _________________
  • Boy
  • Girl
  • either
  • __________________
  • Addison means son of adam. it can be used as either male or female
  • Madison means son of matthew, and is a very popular girls name...
  • Opinions?


You will be able to change your vote.


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Registered: 06-27-2004
Mon, 11-08-2004 - 2:39pm
Addison seems more like a boys name and teh meaning adam's son is clear. however Addisyn looks more feminine and would work.
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Registered: 07-20-2003
Mon, 11-08-2004 - 2:54pm
I am Alison, which was originally a male name. To me it sounds very feminine. I voted that Addison can be either male or female, but I personally would use it for a girl. I have friends who considered it for a boy, then decided on Mason. I think if you spell it Addisyn, it will definitely be thought of as a girl name.

*Ali

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Registered: 03-27-2003
Mon, 11-08-2004 - 3:19pm
a common misconception w/names ending in Son is that they mean male child of...they don't

When used in names SON means descendant of...either sex...it is the equivalent of man/men in legal terms...(think "We hold these truths..all men are created equal)..when speaking in legal terms man refers to HUMAN neither male or female specifically..the same applies to SON in names...it means DESCENDANT neither male or female specifically....

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Registered: 11-04-2003
Tue, 11-09-2004 - 7:47am
"Child of" or "descendant of" is now the PC term used.. Males are still the ones who majorly pass their surnames on.. THAT'S why it's considered "son of". Now, if more women kept their Father's name.. hmm, wait.. that's a MALE carried name too.. What if women were given one variation of a surname & men another and they never traded.. like they do (or used to do in Iceland) My surname means "son of Ken".. and no flip in the politically correct terminology will change that.. but nice try!
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Tue, 11-09-2004 - 8:59am
nice try for you as well..If we lived in a culture that it was seperated by sex that would apply..but in Western Culture it doesn't so neither does you explanation...unless you are claiming that the Declaration of Independance only counts for males since it says all MEN are created equal?.....

Btw nothing PC about it...just common sense...and acknowledging that there are both male and female descendants and that neither one trumps the other...or do you feel that only males are important as descendants?


Edited 11/9/2004 9:01 am ET ET by daisymae19

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Registered: 11-04-2003
Tue, 11-09-2004 - 11:13am
It has nothing to do with where we live or how the Declaration of Independence was written OR what it says nor does it have anything to do with my beliefs one way or the other.. It does have *everything* to do with linguistics, however. And that's all I was saying in my previous post. The name Stella derives from the Latin word for star and will never mean anything but star. Nevaeh is the word Heaven spelled backwards and will never mean "butterfly in Slavic" no matter how many people say otherwise. The etymology of the word was what I was pointing out, just like in the two examples I just used. The Mac/Mc & O' prefixes started out meaning "son of" and no amount of saying otherwise will make it mean anything but! Feel free to insist otherwise however, just as I'll feel free to laugh at the the people who think otherwise. You ARE aware that your maiden name came from your father and your mother's maiden name came from HER father.. aren't you? And that's the way it goes.. unless a couple decides to ditch both their surnames and create somthing for just them? The meaning of the word means what it means and it can't be randomly changed just because perceptions change. That's kind of like saying that the word sinister now means good because it comes from the root word for right, in Latin.. which is silly.
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Registered: 03-27-2003
Wed, 11-10-2004 - 8:24pm
My sister used Graycyn Rose and Madacyn Rayne. (grayson and madison) She just tweaked the spelling to make it look more feminine. AND the Addisyns I know are GIRLS!

Help or hinder?

Good luck finding that perfect name!

Amy~mom to Patrisha Louise, Isabella Ruth & Lilybet Rhian; ages 12, 9 & 17 mos

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Thu, 11-11-2004 - 2:48pm
If it's for a girl I prefer it with yn Addisyn instead of Addison. It gives it a feminine touch...