Meredith - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Meredith \m(e)-redi-th, mer(e)-dith\ 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". In America, Meredith is now used 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 popular female first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Meredith. Click here to compare Meredith with related baby names.