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♀ Meridith (girl)
What does Meridith mean?
Meridith 
as a name for girls (also used as boys' name Meridith) has its root in Old Welsh, and the meaning of Meridith is "great, noted ruler". Meridith is an alternate form of Meredith (Old Welsh): also possibly "sea lord".
STARTS WITH Mer-
Variations
VARIANTS Meredyth, Meredithe, Meradith
OTHER FORM VIA MEREDITH Merridie
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Meridith Karsyn (M.K.), ..
How popular is Meridith?
Meridith is a somewhat popular first name for females (#2776 out of 4276, Top 65%) and an even more popular last name for both adults and children (#31924 out of 150436, Top 21%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Meridith entered the list in 1970-1979 and reached its top position of #1286 in the U.S. then, but is not listed at the moment. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Meredith (#524 IN RECENT RANKINGS) is the only other popular variation form of Meridith appearing in the Top 2000. Adoption of these forms of Meridith reached its highest 4 decades ago (MEDIAN #968) and has become much reduced since (#1262, ▼69%), with the form Meredith becoming somewhat dated.
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Ardath, Ardith▼, Cherith, Edith▼, Eidith, Eidyth (see Edith), Eydith, Judith▼, Kerith, Kerrith, Leith, Lezith, Maidie, Majidah, Marchita, Marcita, Margit, Margita, Margreth, Margrit, Marguita, Maribeth, Maricia, Maridel, Marietta▼, Mariette, Marilin, Marilis, Marilisa, Marita, Markita, Marquita▼, Marsita, Marth, Martita, Marybeth▼, Medie, Medina, Melicia, Melida, Melita, Melitia, Melitta, Melodi, Melodia, Melodie▼, Mendota, Merah, Merci, Mercia, Mercie, Merial, Meriam, Meribel, Meridel, Meriel, Merielle, Merill, Meriol, Meris, Merissa, Merlina, Merline, Merri, Merrie, Merril, Merrile, Merrily, Mertis, Moraiah, Moriah, Myriah, Perdita, Urith and Vardith. These names tend to be less commonly used than Meridith.
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