Maddox

M3A1D2D2O1X8
US/ˈmædəks/

proper noun

A surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic].

OriginWelsh Madog →
Less commonScrabble 17
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Meanings

proper nounMaddox (countable and uncountable, plural Maddoxes)

plural Maddoxes · alternative Maddex · alternative Maddix · alternative Maddux · alternative Mattocks

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic].

    AMVAC Chemical Corp. spokesman Brian Maddox said the company does not sell naled into China and has “no idea how it may have been used or how much is applied.

    2017 June 9, Susan Scutti, “Study links mosquito spray to delayed motor skills in babies”, in CNN, archived from the original on 06 Oct 2022
  2. countableuncountableA male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in St. Mary's County, Maryland, United States.
  4. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Hardin County, Tennessee, United States.

Origin

  1. WelshMadog
  2. EnglishMaddox

Borrowed from Welsh Madog.

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Cite this entry
APA

Maddox. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Maddox

MLA

“Maddox.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Maddox. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Maddox,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Maddox.

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