Addison (name)
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Addison is a Old English given name
whose etymological meaning is "son of Adam." Variants include Adisson, Adison, and Addeson.
Addison is also a Scottish
patronymic
surname
meaning "son of Addie", a Scottish Lowlands
nickname for Adam.
People with the name Addison include:
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
whose etymological meaning is "son of Adam." Variants include Adisson, Adison, and Addeson.
Addison is also a Scottish
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
patronymic
Patronymic
A patronym, or patronymic, is a component of a personal name based on the name of one's father, grandfather or an even earlier male ancestor. A component of a name based on the name of one's mother or a female ancestor is a matronymic. Each is a means of conveying lineage.In many areas patronyms...
surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
meaning "son of Addie", a Scottish Lowlands
Scottish Lowlands
The Scottish Lowlands is a name given to the Southern half of Scotland.The area is called a' Ghalldachd in Scottish Gaelic, and the Lawlands ....
nickname for Adam.
People with the name Addison include:
Given name
- Joseph Addison AlexanderJoseph Addison AlexanderJoseph Addison Alexander was an American biblical scholar.He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the third son of Archibald Alexander and brother to James Waddel Alexander and William Cowper Alexander....
- Levi Addison AultLevi Addison AultLevi Addison Ault was a Canadian-born businessman and bureaucrat whose career was closely associated with the city of Cincinnati, Ohio, where he earned the nickname "Father of Cincinnati's parks".-Biography:...
- Addison BainAddison BainAddison Bain is a retired NASA scientist and founding member of the National Hydrogen Association who is credited with postulating the Incendiary-Paint Theory , which posits that the Hindenburg disaster was caused by the electrical ignition of lacquer- and metal-based paints used on the outer hull...
- Addison BakerAddison BakerLieutenant Colonel Addison Earl Baker was commander of the 93rd Bombardment Group in the U.S. Army Air Forces who led the group on the low-altitude Allied bombing mission of oil refineries at Ploieşti, Romania, Operation Tidal Wave...
- Addison BrownAddison BrownAddison Brown was a United States federal judge.Brown was born in West Newbury, Massachusetts, and was educated at Amherst College. He received an A.B. from Harvard University in 1852, and an LL.B. from Harvard Law School in 1854...
- Clarence Addison DykstraClarence Addison DykstraClarence Addison Dykstra was a U.S. administrator of Dutch descent. He served as the first City Manager in the US in Cincinnati, Ohio after teaching government at the University of Chicago. He then became Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin as well as director of the Selective Service...
- Addison G. FosterAddison G. FosterAddison Gardner Foster was a United States Senator from Washington.He attended the common schools and moved to Wabasha County, Minnesota where he engaged in the grain and real estate business. He was auditor and surveyor of Wabasha County; he then moved to St. Paul, Minnesota in 1873 where he...
- Addison GardinerAddison GardinerAddison Gardiner was an American lawyer and politician who was the Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals from 1854 to 1855.-Early life and career:...
- Augustus Addison GouldAugustus Addison GouldAugustus Addison Gould was an American conchologist and malacologist.-Biography:...
- Addison JamesAddison JamesAddison James was a United States Representative from Kentucky. He was born near Morgantown, Kentucky. He attended the public schools and began the study of medicine in 1870...
- Addison KellyAddison KellyAddison W. Kelly was an American football player and coach who played college football for Princeton University and was the head coach of the University of California college football program in 1900. In 1896, he was selected as one of the backs on the College Football All-America Team.-Head...
- Addison H. LaflinAddison H. LaflinAddison Henry Laflin was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Lee, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, he attended the common schools, was graduated from Williams College in 1843, went to Herkimer County, New York in 1849 and became interested in paper making...
- Addison Alexander MackenzieAddison Alexander MackenzieDr. Addison Alexander Mackenzie MC , was a Canadian soldier and doctor from Richmond Hill, Ontario.He originally pursued a military career, joining the Governor-General's Body Guard in 1912...
- Addison S. McClureAddison S. McClureAddison S. McClure was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.-Biography:Born in Wooster, Ohio, McClure pursued an academic course in Jefferson College, Canonsburg, Pennsylvania . He studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1861 and commenced practice in Wooster. He entered the Army as a private in...
- Addison MiznerAddison MiznerAddison Cairns Mizner was an American resort architect whose Mediterranean Revival and Spanish Colonial Revival style interpretations left an indelible stamp on South Florida, where it continues to inspire architects and land developers. In the 1920s Mizner was the best-known and most-discussed...
- Ernest Addison MoodyErnest Addison MoodyErnest Addison Moody was a noted philosopher, medievalist, and logician as well as a musician and scientist. He served as professor of philosophy at University of California, Los Angeles , where he also served as department chair, and Columbia University. He has an in his name on the subject of...
- Addison Webster MooreAddison Webster MooreAddison Webster Moore was a U.S. pragmatist philosopher. He was president of the Western Philosophical Association in 1911 and president of the American Philosophical Association in 1917....
- Addison NilesAddison NilesAddison Cook Niles was an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court of California from 1872-1880. The town of Niles in Fremont, California is named after Addison Niles, who was once a railroad attorney for the Western Pacific Railroad....
- Addison H. NordykeAddison H. NordykeAddison H. Nordyke was an industrialist and manufacturer from Richmond, Indiana, United States.In 1858 Addison H. Nordyke and his father, Ellison Nordyke, formed a partnership in to manufacture and build flour mills. The company was named E. & A. H. Nordyke with a small building just behind Ellis...
- S. Addison OliverS. Addison OliverSamuel Addison Oliver was an American pioneer, lawyer, judge, and politician from western Iowa.He was born near Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, in 1834, and received a classical education at the common schools and West Alexandria Academy...
- Addison Scott Pollock
- John Addison PorterJohn Addison PorterJohn Addison Porter was an American Professor of Chemistry. He was born in Catskill, New York and died in New Haven, Connecticut...
- Addison PrattAddison PrattAddison Pratt was an early Latter-day Saint convert and missionary. Pratt preached in French Polynesia from 1844 to 1848 and from 1850 to 1852, and is recognized by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as the first Mormon missionary to preach in a language other than English.-Life:Pratt...
- Addison RandallAddison RandallAddison Byron Owen Randall was an American film actor, chiefly in Westerns...
- David Addison ReeseDavid Addison ReeseDavid Addison Reese was an American politician and doctor.Reese was born in Charlotte, North Carolina in 1794. He graduated from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and began a medical practice in Elberton, Georgia...
- Addison RichardsAddison RichardsAddison Richards was an American film actor. He appeared in over 300 films between 1933 and 1964. He died from a heart attack...
- Addison T. SmithAddison T. SmithAddison Taylor Smith was a United States Representative from Idaho. Smith served as a Republican in the House from 1913 to 1933....
- John Addison ThomasJohn Addison ThomasJohn Addison Thomas was an American engineer and military officer who served in the United States Army, and later served as United States Assistant Secretary of State.- Service:Thomas was born in Tennessee in 1811...
- Addison TimlinAddison TimlinAddison Timlin is an American actress. She appeared as Sasha Bingham in season four of Californication.-Career:...
- Addison Emery VerrillAddison Emery VerrillAddison Emery Verrill was an American zoologist. He was a student of Louis Agassiz at Harvard University and graduated in 1862...
- Addison WhiteAddison WhiteAddison White was an American politician who served the state of Kentucky in the United States House of Representatives between 1851 and 1853. He was a cousin of Kentucky Congressman John White.-Biography:...
- Addison Jacoby
Surname
- Albert Christopher AddisonAlbert Christopher AddisonAlbert Christopher Addison was an English writer born 1862 in Northallerton, Yorkshire. In 1868 his father Daniel Addison founded the Tamworth Herald newspaper.-Bibliography:...
(1862–1935), Author of five books - Chris AddisonChris AddisonChris Addison is an English stand-up comedian, writer and actor. He is known for his lecture-style comedy shows, two of which he later adapted for BBC Radio 4...
(born 1971), English comedian - Colin AddisonColin AddisonColin Addison is an English former professional footballer and manager.Addison has managed a wide variety of clubs in the UK, as well as in countries such as Spain, South Africa, Kuwait and Qatar. Notably he was the player-manager of Hereford United during their famous 1971-72 FA Cup run, which...
(born 1940), English football player and manager - George Augustus AddisonGeorge Augustus AddisonGeorge Augustus Addison was the author of collected works published posthumously under the title, Indian Reminiscences, or the Bengal Moofussul Miscellany, in London by Edward Bull in 1837. A young man of high promise, he died prematurely in India of a fever...
(1792–1815), Indian author - George Henry Addison (1876–1964), Indian Army officer and Inspector of the Royal Engineers
- Gulston AddisonGulston AddisonGulston Addison was the President of Madras from 18 September 1709 to 17 October 1709. He was the younger brother of the famous essayist Joseph Addison, and the second son of Rev. Lancelot Addison.- Early life :...
(1673–1709), President of Madras - Joseph AddisonJoseph AddisonJoseph Addison was an English essayist, poet, playwright and politician. He was a man of letters, eldest son of Lancelot Addison...
(1672–1719), English politician and writer - Lancelot AddisonLancelot AddisonReverend Lancelot Addison was born at Crosby Ravensworth in Westmorland. He was educated at Queen's College, Oxford.Rev...
(1632–1703), English dean - Miles AddisonMiles AddisonMiles Vivien Esifi Addison is an English footballer who currently plays for Barnsley from Derby County in the Npower Championship. Addison can play as both a central defender or a central midfielder....
(born 1989), English football player - Paul AddisonPaul AddisonPaul Addison is a British author and historian, specializing in the British experience in the Second World War and its effects on post-war society. After graduating from Nuffield College, Oxford, in 1967, Addison became a Lecturer at Edinburgh University and subsequently a Reader, for 23 years...
(born 1943), British author and historian - Thomas AddisonThomas AddisonThomas Addison was a renowned 19th-century English physician and scientist. He is traditionally regarded as one of the "great men" of Guy's Hospital in London....
(1793–1860), English doctor of medicine - Tom AddisonTom AddisonTom Addison was a professional American football linebacker and sports labor leader, and is a member of the South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame.- Playing career :...
(1936–2011), professional American football player and labor leader - Viscount AddisonViscount AddisonViscount Addison, of Stallingborough in the County of Lincoln, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 6 July 1945 for the physician and politician Christopher Addison, 1st Baron Addison. He had already been created Baron Addison, of Stallingborough in the County of...
:- Christopher Addison, 1st Viscount AddisonChristopher Addison, 1st Viscount AddisonSir Christopher Addison, 1st Viscount Addison KG, PC was a British medical doctor and politician. By turns a liberal and a socialist, he served as Minister of Munitions during the first World War, and was later Minister of Health under David Lloyd George and Leader of the House of Lords under...
(1869–1951), British politician - Christopher Addison, 2nd Viscount Addison (1904–1976), British aristocrat
- Michael Addison, 3rd Viscount AddisonMichael Addison, 3rd Viscount AddisonMichael Addison, 3rd Viscount Addison was a British peer. The son of Christopher Addison, 1st Viscount Addison, he succeeded the Viscountcy on the death of his brother, who died with no male heir....
(1914–1992), British soldier and educator - William Addison, 4th Viscount AddisonWilliam Addison, 4th Viscount AddisonWilliam Matthew Wand Addison, 4th Viscount Addison is a British peer. The son of Michael Addison, 3rd Viscount Addison he succeeded the Viscountcy on the death of his father....
(born 1945), British peer - Jacoby Addison, 3rd Viscount Addison (Born 1996), Winner of special olympics long jump
- Christopher Addison, 1st Viscount Addison
Nickname
- Thomas MackenzieThomas MackenzieSir Thomas Noble Mackenzie GCMG was a Scottish-born New Zealand politician and explorer who briefly served as the 18th Prime Minister of New Zealand in 1912, and later served as New Zealand High Commissioner in London....
(1854–1930), British-born Prime Minister of New Zealand, "the Addison of the North"