Meredith - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Meredith \m(e)-redi-

, also used as boy's name Meredith, is pronounced MARE-a-dith, ma-RARE-dith. It is of Old Welsh origin, and its meaning is "great, noted ruler". Also possibly "sea lord". American use of Meredith is now mostly as a girl's name. Actress Meredith Baxter; newscaster Meredith Vieira.

Meredith has 6 variant forms: Meradith, Meredithe, Meredyth, Meridith, Merridie and Merry.

A baby name that sounds like Meredith is Martita.

Meredith is a very common first name for women (#434 out of 4276) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#1366 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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