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Meredith

The name Meredith is Old Welsh for "Protector of the sea"

Updated: April 24, 2025
Updated: April 24, 2025

Girl name origins & meanings

  • Old Welsh : Protector of the sea
  • Middle English : Mirthful, joyful

Boy name origins & meanings

  • Old Welsh : Protector of the sea

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Family name origins & meanings

  • Welsh : from the personal name Maredudd. In Welsh the stress is on the second syllable. The Old Welsh form is Morgetiud, of which the first element may mean ‘pomp, splendor’ and the second is iudd ‘lord’.

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