At a Glance
- Meaning
- Modern phonetic variant of Meredith; Meredith is traditionally explained as combining 'mawr' (great) and an element for 'lord/ruler,' though scholars don't fully agree on the components
- Origin
- Welsh (modern respelling of Meredith)
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- MEHR-ih-dee
Meridy is a Welsh (modern respelling of Meredith) girl's name meaning “modern phonetic variant of Meredith; Meredith is traditionally explained as combining 'mawr' (great) and an element for 'lord/ruler,' though scholars don't fully agree on the components”. It appears in our list of 200+ Gorgeous Girl Names That End in Ie or Y (Totally Cute and Feminine).
Meaning & Origin of Meridy
Meaning: Modern phonetic variant of Meredith; Meredith is traditionally explained as combining 'mawr' (great) and an element for 'lord/ruler,' though scholars don't fully agree on the components.
Origin: Welsh (modern respelling of Meredith).
How to Pronounce Meridy
MEHR-ih-deeIPA /ˈmɛrɪdi/
Popularity of Meridy
Meridy doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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