Meredith.
A male given name from Welsh.
Meaning & usage
A male given name from Welsh.
A female given name from Welsh; sometimes mistaken for a combination of Mary and Edith.
A surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic].
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Pitkin County, Colorado.
A number of places in the United States: A township in Cloud County, Kansas.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Franklin Township, Clare County, Michigan.
A number of places in the United States: A town and census-designated place therein, in Belknap County, New Hampshire.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Delaware County, New York, named after Samuel Meredith.
A number of places in the United States: A township in Wake County, North Carolina, mostly occupied by portions of Raleigh.
A town in the Shire of Moorabool, Victoria, Australia.
Where this word comes from
From Welsh Maredudd (“great lord”).
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