2800+ Girl Names That End in N

A spelling variation of Madeleine, which is the French form of Hebrew Magdalene meaning "from Magdala" or "from the high tower."

La is the French prefix used to indicate paternity, much the same way Mc or O' are used in Irish and the son suffix is used in English. First names with the La prefix were popularized in the 19th century by the Free Blacks of New Orleans, who used La plus the father's first name, making Lashawn (or LaShawn) a name meaning son (or child) of Shawn, a phonetic spelling of Sean, the Irish variation of John.

Swedish author Astrid Lindgren used this nickname for the eponymous character in her children's novel Madicken. In the book, it's a nickname for Margareta, but Lindgren took the idea from her childhood friend Ann-Marie, whose nickname was Madicken.

A variation of Allison that was in the Top 1000 from 2008 to 2010, but has since fallen far out of favor.

With the ultra-popularity of Madison—currently ranked Number 15 for girls—it's inevitable that spelling deviations will make their way into the charts as well. Madyson joins this group of alternates, headlined by Maddison and Madisyn, all of which rank somewhere in the Top 1000. While the "creative" trend of adding the letter y doesn't look to be going away any time soon, it often creates confusion more than anything else.

A unisex name used in Nahuatl culture in Mexico and Central America.