Meredith?

[Alexarthur]

Does anyone like this name? I think the nickname Merry is cute for a child, with the full name sounding sufficiently professional.

Is it a little dated though?

Really like it. Also love the name Merryn.

I love it. DH vetoed because of Grey's Anatomy. I don't particularly love any of the other names on your list, so we mustn't have similar taste, but love love love Meredith.

I love it! Also like Meriel - lovely name and you don't meet many of them.

I really like Miranda as well from your list. Not so keen on the others personally

I just think of Meredith brooks:

"I'm a bitch, I'm a lover
I'm a child, I'm a mother
I'm a sinner, I'm a saint
I do not feel ashamed
I'm your hell, I'm your dream
I'm nothing in between
You know you wouldn't want it any other way"

I think most people parents age would think of this?! Maybe it'd just me? Lol

Also are you Welsh? It's a fairly traditional Welsh name so if you have no connections to Wales I'd have a careful think......

I love Heidi! Quite like bryony and Evelyn.

I like it, but I know it as a Welsh boy's name, which I would pronounce as Mer-RED -ith, with the emphasis on the second syllable.

Heidi is lovely.

It’s fabulous & was on our girls’ list a while ago. Also on list but not chosen were Naomi, Robyn, Clementine, Ramona, Francesca and Polly

Love Meredith and would use it in a heartbeat if it didn't clash with my surname. Love nn Merri but also like Edie

Also love Bryony from your list

Agree with PP. Meredith is a male name with a distinct pronunciation.

I like Merry, but not sure of Meredith. Don't know why!

I like both but can't help picture a morbid stroppy teen called merry :)

I really like it and always thought of it as a girls name til DH was adament it was a boys! still really like it though... and works for both
and the othrs on your list but not Bryony and Jasmine (there were a lot around 2005 near us so ok but not as good as your others )
Adeleide is really good as well although prefer Astrid/Ursula to Heidi

I have never seen Meredith used as a male name in Wales. Only the traditional Welsh spelling, Meredydd. Which does indeed have a distinct pronunciation to the angliscised Meredith.

I would expect a Meredydd to be Male (and Welsh) and a Meredith to be female (and English or American).

I love it and Meredydd was on my shortlist. Which way would you pronounce it however?