Madison

I adore [name]Madison[/name] on a boy. Any middle name ideas? I know it’s very popular for a girl as a first name, but I won’t let that stop me as I think the boys should take it back, and I do think it’s still usable on boys [really a lot still are [name]IMO[/name] [name]Avery[/name], Addison, Vivian, Ashley, [name]Meredith[/name] etc]. I don’t plan on having kids anytime soon, but I’d like combo ideas. The most recent [name]Madison[/name] [b] I found was born 2011.

I fully support you in this endeavor. [name]Madison[/name] is my middle name and also my great-great-grandfather’s middle name. I’ve found that [name]Madison[/name] was a family name on his side for at least 100 years before he was named. The only feminine thing about [name]Madison[/name] is the possibility of nickname [name]Maddie[/name]. [name]Madison[/name] is a surname, for heaven’s sake. Surnames can’t be all girl.

For a middle name, I would play it safe and go for something classic and masculine.

[name]Madison[/name] [name]Edward[/name]
[name]Madison[/name] [name]Thomas[/name]
[name]Madison[/name] [name]George[/name]
[name]Madison[/name] [name]Nathaniel[/name]
[name]Madison[/name] [name]William[/name]
[name]Madison[/name] [name]Henry[/name]
[name]Madison[/name] [name]Charles[/name]
[name]Madison[/name] [name]Michael[/name]
[name]Madison[/name] [name]Zachary[/name]
[name]Madison[/name] [name]Luke[/name]
[name]Madison[/name] [name]Alexander[/name]
[name]Madison[/name] [name]John[/name]
[name]Madison[/name] [name]Andrew[/name]
[name]Madison[/name] [name]Elijah[/name]
[name]Madison[/name] [name]Patrick[/name]
[name]Madison[/name] [name]Joshua[/name]
[name]Madison[/name] [name]Isaac[/name]
[name]Madison[/name] [name]David[/name]
[name]Madison[/name] [name]Theodore[/name]
[name]Madison[/name] [name]Elliot[/name] (not too classic but love the sound)
[name]Madison[/name] [name]Christopher[/name]
[name]Madison[/name] [name]Caleb[/name]
[name]Madison[/name] [name]Jacob[/name]
[name]Madison[/name] [name]Lucas[/name]
[name]Madison[/name] [name]Reuben[/name]
[name]Madison[/name] [name]Maxwell[/name]
[name]Madison[/name] [name]Elias[/name]
[name]Madison[/name] [name]Arthur[/name]
[name]Madison[/name] [name]Vincent[/name]
[name]Madison[/name] [name]Ezra[/name]
[name]Madison[/name] [name]Russell[/name]
[name]Madison[/name] [name]Jonah[/name]
[name]Madison[/name] [name]Thaddeus[/name]
[name]Madison[/name] [name]Oscar[/name]
[name]Madison[/name] [name]Ezekiel[/name]
[name]Madison[/name] [name]Silas[/name]
[name]Madison[/name] [name]Louis[/name]

I think [name]Madison[/name] on a boy would be refreshing! I had a friend in college who had a little brother named [name]Ty[/name] [name]Madison[/name], I think [name]Madison[/name] was a family name for them.

I think you could use [name]Matt[/name]/[name]Matty[/name] as a nn, too, which would make it more approachable for a boy, especially if he was teased too much for it.

I’m not sure about MNs… I would just be sure to use something 100% masculine:

[name]Madison[/name] [name]Peter[/name]
[name]Madison[/name] [name]Luke[/name]
[name]Madison[/name] [name]Charles[/name]
[name]Madison[/name] [name]Edward[/name]
[name]Madison[/name] [name]Caleb[/name]
[name]Madison[/name] [name]Felix[/name]
[name]Madison[/name] [name]Daniel[/name]
[name]Madison[/name] [name]Samuel[/name]
[name]Madison[/name] [name]Nathaniel[/name]

Good luck!

I love that idea! I would never personally do it for the child’s sake, but I think it’s wonderful for a boy! You just made me finally not hate the overly-popular name. :slight_smile:

I like it, I wouldn’t do it due to it’s heavy female usage nowadays, but it’s a boys name nonetheless!

[name]Madison[/name] [name]George[/name] has always seemed so handsome to me.

I disagree, sorry. I don’t think it’s childrens’ jobs to have to fight the boys-names-becoming-girls-names war. I would never, ever use [name]Ashley[/name] or [name]Vivian[/name] on a little boy, it’s just not fair to him. [name]Madison[/name] is in the top 10 for girls now. Of course this is just my opinion!

I really love [name]Madison[/name] for a boy! I’ve never thought about it before. My uncle, who is in his forties, had a friend (a man) who was named [name]Vivian[/name].

Middle name suggestions:
[name]Madison[/name] [name]Henry[/name]
[name]Madison[/name] [name]George[/name]
[name]Madison[/name] [name]Eli[/name]
[name]Madison[/name] [name]Octavius[/name]
[name]Madison[/name] [name]Felix[/name]
[name]Madison[/name] [name]Ulysses[/name]

HTH

Oh I agree, I wouldn’t support the name [name]Vivian[/name] on a boy now.
But [name]Madison[/name] is boy enough imo because of the -son ending. It literally means “son of-” so I’m all for it. I wouldn’t do it, but I’d support. Perhaps it’ll educate a few people at the same time.
[name]Ashley[/name] I wouldn’t do, but I don’t think it’s as “unfair” as [name]Vivian[/name].

Agree fully.

I like [name]Madison[/name], I’m so sick of it on girls. Thankfully it’s dropping off, at least around here. And as mentioned, it’s a surname so boys have just as much right to it as girls.

I agree with [name]Madison[/name] [name]Edward[/name], it’s my favorite. Also like
[name]Madison[/name] [name]Ellis[/name]
[name]Madison[/name] [name]Avery[/name]
[name]Madison[/name] [name]Eli[/name]

Would you say the same to someone naming their daughter [name]Archer[/name] or [name]Harrison[/name]?
If it’s wrong to give boys names that have been taken by girls, then we should just forfeit the names to the girls? If girls want [name]Jonathan[/name] or [name]Edward[/name] then boys need to stop using it?

The first [name]Ashley[/name] I ever knew was my male cousin. I know just as many boy [name]Ashley[/name]'s as girls. I also know [name]Marion[/name]'s, [name]Dominique[/name]'s, [name]Cleo[/name]'s, [name]Shelby[/name]'s, and so on. So glad I live in the South where people aren’t afraid of “girly” boy name

thanks everyone I’m so glad a lot of you like it on a boy.

I totally agree.

Also, I am tired of [name]Madison[/name] as a name. On girl, boy, or dog, I’m afraid.