Madrid

An underused place name with a sunny, stylish air, the capital city of Spain could provide a totally unexpected route to favorite nickname Maddie. While the exact origins of the name are unknown, possibilities include that it comes from the Arabic majrā meaning "watercourse, water stream", the Latin matrix meaning "source of a river" or the Celtic magetoritum meaning "ford". Whichever root you choose to follow then, the name has a watery connection.

Madrid is also given to boys.

Pronounced muh-DRID.

As of October 2026, Madrid ranked #5979 in US births in 1975 SSA.