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    Maddox

    MAD-uks

    Welsh
    Boy
    Meaning-based name
    Meaning
    Son of Madoc; Fortunate
    Origin
    Welsh
    Is it in the Bible?
    No — the name Maddox does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Son of Madoc; Fortunate", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Maddox.
    First appears in
    Does not appear in the King James text
    Peak US usage
    2000s (0.034% of births), currently rising
    Spiritual meaning
    Maddox possesses true fortune — not gaining the world but keeping his soul, blessed by walking outside the counsel of the ungodly.
    Verses on this meaning
    • Mark 8:36

      "For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?"

    • Psalm 1:1

      "Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners."

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