Meredith

meh-RED-ith
Welsh
"great chief"

Meredith Origin and Meaning

The name Meredith is a boy's name of Welsh origin meaning "great chief".

Meredith has been considered primarily a girl's name since the fifties, before which it was more commonly used for boys. Comic actor Jay Mohr recently named his son Meredith, which might help it swing back into the blue column. The traditional Welsh pronunciation puts the stress on the middle syllable, making Red a cool nickname possibility.

# 957 in the US

Meredith Rank in US Top 1000

# 828 on Nameberry

Meredith Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Meredith Popularity

Famous People Named Meredith

  • Meredith Willson
    American composer/playwright
  • Meredith Daniel Mohr (b. 2011)
    son of actor Jay Mohr
  • Burgess Meredith
    American actor
  • Wendell Meredith Stanley
    winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry
  • Gordon Meredith Lightfoot
    Canadian singer/songwriter

Meredith in Pop Culture

  • Dr Meredith Rodney Mckay
    character on "Stargate Atlantis."
  • Meredith Grey
    Main character from Grey’s Anatomy