Meredith

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Merrihew

Etymology

From Welsh Maredudd (“great lord”).

Pronunciation

• (Wales) IPA^(key): /məˈɹɛdɪθ/
• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛɹədɪθ/

Proper noun

Meredith (countable and uncountable, plural Merediths)

1. A male given name from Welsh.
   • 1942, Agatha Christie, Five Little Pigs, HarperCollins, published 1994, →ISBN, page 26:

     What was his name now? Literary sort of name - I've got it. Meredith. Meredith Blake. Don't know whether he's alive or not.

2. A female given name from Welsh; sometimes mistaken for a combination of Mary and Edith.
   • 2004, Jo Goodman, Forever In My Heart, Zebra Books, →ISBN, page 412:

     "What did I hear you say her name was?"
     "Meredith. Mary and Edith. Names from both sides of the family."
     "Meredith," he repeated softly. "I like it."

3. A surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic].
4. A number of places in the United States:
   1. An unincorporated community in Pitkin County, Colorado.
   2. A township in Cloud County, Kansas.
   3. An unincorporated community in Franklin Township, Clare County, Michigan.
   4. A town and census-designated place therein, in Belknap County, New Hampshire.
   5. A town in Delaware County, New York, named after Samuel Meredith.
   6. A township in Wake County, North Carolina, mostly occupied by portions of Raleigh.
5. A town in the City of Greater Geelong, Victoria, Australia.

Derived terms

• Meredithian

See also

• Meridith
• Merida

Anagrams

• Merideth, mithered, theremid