Meredith

Meanings

1. A male given name from Welsh.
2. A female given name from Welsh; sometimes mistaken for a combination of Mary and Edith.
3. A surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic].
4. A number of places in the United States:
5. An unincorporated community in Pitkin County, Colorado.
6. A township in Cloud County, Kansas.
7. An unincorporated community in Franklin Township, Clare County, Michigan.
8. A town and census-designated place therein, in Belknap County, New Hampshire.
9. A town in Delaware County, New York, named after Samuel Meredith.
10. A township in Wake County, North Carolina, mostly occupied by portions of Raleigh.
11. A town in the Shire of Moorabool, Victoria, Australia.

Etymology

From Welsh Maredudd (“great lord”).