Meredith
//məˈɹɛdɪθ// name
name ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A male given name from Welsh. countable, uncountable
"What was his name now? Literary sort of name - I've got it. Meredith. Meredith Blake. Don't know whether he's alive or not."
- 2 A female given name from Welsh; sometimes mistaken for a combination of Mary and Edith. countable, uncountable
""What did I hear you say her name was?" "Meredith. Mary and Edith. Names from both sides of the family." "Meredith," he repeated softly. "I like it.""
- 3 A surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic]. countable, uncountable
- 4 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Pitkin County, Colorado. countable, uncountable
- 5 A number of places in the United States:; A township in Cloud County, Kansas. countable, uncountable
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- 6 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Franklin Township, Clare County, Michigan. countable, uncountable
- 7 A number of places in the United States:; A town and census-designated place therein, in Belknap County, New Hampshire. countable, uncountable
- 8 A number of places in the United States:; A town in Delaware County, New York, named after Samuel Meredith. countable, uncountable
- 9 A number of places in the United States:; A township in Wake County, North Carolina, mostly occupied by portions of Raleigh. countable, uncountable
- 10 A town in the Shire of Moorabool, Victoria, Australia. countable, uncountable
Example
More examples"When Meredith bought this northern Texas land several years ago, it was overgrazed and overrun with weeds. Now, she’s thrilled to find a dark green blob of fungus she rolls under her sparkly-nail-polished thumb."
Etymology
From Welsh Maredudd (“great lord”).
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