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What does Meredith mean?
Meredith 
▼ as a girls' name (also used less commonly as boys' name Meredith) is pronounced MARE-a-dith, ma-RARE-dith. It is of Old Welsh origin, and the meaning of Meredith 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.
Variations
VARIANTS Meradith, Meredithe, Meredyth, Meridith, Merridie, Merry▼
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Meredith Yaritza (M.Y.), ..
How popular is Meredith?
Meredith is a very popular first name for females (#434 out of 4276, Top 10%) and also a very popular surname for both adults and children (#1358 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Meredith entered the list in 1900-1909 and reached its top rank of #153 in the U.S. in the 1980s, and is currently at #524. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Meridith and Merry are the prominent variation forms of Meredith (#524 VIA LATEST LIST). These forms of Meredith were at the peak of their popularity 4 decades ago (USAGE OF 0.1%) and have become significantly less common since, with versions such as Meredith becoming less trendy.
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Aldith, Ardath, Ardith▼, Cherith, Eadith, Edith▼, Eidith, Gwenith, Judith▼, Kerith, Kerrith, Leith, Lezith, Marchita, Marcita, Mareina, Mareisa, Maretta, Marette, Margerita (see Margaret), Margit, Marguita, Mariah▼, Maribeth, Marit, Marita, Markita, Marleigh▲, Marquita▼, Marsita, Martita, Marybeth▼, Meadhbh, Medeia, Media, Meelia, Meerah, Meertha, Melodi, Melodie▼, Mendota, Merah, Merced, Mercede, Mercedes▼, Mercedez, Merci, Mercia, Mercie, Mercina, Merel, Meriam, Meriel, Merill, Meriol, Meris, Merlina, Merline, Merri, Merrile, Merrili (see Merry), Merrill, Merrily, Mertis, Moraiah, Moriah, Myriah, Orlaith, Perdita, Serenity▲, Tereigh, Teresita, Terezita, Urith and Vardith. These names tend to be less commonly used than Meredith.
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