-son names for a girl

sbuxsweetie · January 2010

Absolutely no offense to those of you with -son names for a girl (Addison, etc), but I don't think I could name a daughter something ending in -son. My reasoning is this: any name with this suffix generally means "son of __." Ex: Ellison = son of Ellis. I just think it's funny that our culture has latched onto so many of these names and made them girl names. JMO.

Under.the.Rose · January 2010

I completely agree

LadyXaverian · January 2010

What about Alison/Allison?

sbuxsweetie · January 2010

SarahL77:
What about Alison/Allison?

It is my understanding that Allison/Alison is a derivative of Alice. So, I'll let that one slide.

sunnyday016 · January 2010

Yea, the only one I like is Allison.

LadyXaverian · January 2010

sbuxsweetie:

SarahL77:
What about Alison/Allison?

It is my understanding that Allison/Alison is a derivative of Alice. So, I'll let that one slide.

You know, I was curious, so I looked it up, and Allison actually means "Son of the Noble one" and was originally a boy name.

Madison is "son of Matthew".

Ellison is "son of Elias"

Addison, strangel enough, is listed as "child (not son) of Adam"

Interesting.

sbuxsweetie · January 2010

SarahL77:
sbuxsweetie:

SarahL77:
What about Alison/Allison?

It is my understanding that Allison/Alison is a derivative of Alice. So, I'll let that one slide.

You know, I was curious, so I looked it up, and Allison actually means "Son of the Noble one" and was originally a boy name.

Madison is "son of Matthew".

Ellison is "son of Elias"

Addison, strangel enough, is listed as "child (not son) of Adam"

Interesting.

Iiiiinteresting. Thanks for researching!

Brownie_1234 · January 2010

I've heard of Emerson for a girl I personally like it for a boy, but you could call her Emmy...

Chrissymarie98 · January 2010

hmmm, never thought of that.

pinkycat1015 · January 2010

sbuxsweetie:

SarahL77:
What about Alison/Allison?

It is my understanding that Allison/Alison is a derivative of Alice. So, I'll let that one slide.

Yay! That's the name we're gonna use! I like some of the -son names, but there are getting to be some odd ones out there.

Butterbean52 · January 2010

SarahL77:
sbuxsweetie:

SarahL77:
What about Alison/Allison?

It is my understanding that Allison/Alison is a derivative of Alice. So, I'll let that one slide.
You know, I was curious, so I looked it up, and Allison actually means "Son of the Noble one" and was originally a boy name.
Madison is "son of Matthew".
Ellison is "son of Elias"
Addison, strangel enough, is listed as "child (not son) of Adam"
Interesting.

"Madison" started being used as a girl's name after the movie "Splash," when Darryl Hannah (and what a crazy first name she has!!) called herself that after "Madison Avenue."

daniellejeanne35 · January 2010

I was going to make this exact post earlier today!!!

It annoys me when people suggest -son names for my daughter. I don't want my daughter to be "son of" anything. No offence to those Greyson lovers out there.

LMS05 · January 2010

Totally agree with you. I don't like -son names for boys either though except for Jason.

sbuxsweetie · January 2010

mj.reilly:
daniellejeanne35:
I was going to make this exact post earlier today!!!
It annoys me when people suggest -son names for my daughter. I don't want my daughter to be "son of" anything. No offence to those Greyson lovers out there.
No offense taken . I guess I don't really take notice to -son names, especially with all of the Madisons, Allisons...etc. I just like the nn Gray ever since Jennifer Garner's movie Catch and Release. Her name in the movie was Gray (not sure if there was a longer name...). I just can't stand the spelling of Gracen/Gracyn and can't think of any other name to take it from (I don't like Grace as a fn). To each his own.