Southern Italian: from a short form of the female personal name
Amadio (see Amedeo). Stressed Màdia (as
opposed to Madìa) it is probably from a Apulian personal
name, Màdia, popularized by the cult of Maria Santissima
della Màdia.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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