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Meredith?

40 replies

Jimminycricketz · 08/11/2023 07:10

Thoughts on Meredith?

I also quite like Michaela and Merryn?

Please feel free to suggest any other M names?

Veto’d names already include: Melrose, Mackenzie, Margery.

Names we’re a bit ambivalent about: Marietta, Margot, Maeve.

Please help!

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DustyLee123 · 08/11/2023 07:11

Meredith is lovely !

DisplayPurposesOnly · 08/11/2023 07:11

Margaret (abbrev Meg)
Melissa

Runnerduck34 · 08/11/2023 07:13

Love the name Merideth. Can't think of any M names I like more

Haroldandhilda · 08/11/2023 07:13

Meredith is lovely, and definitely the nicest one out of the names you mentioned.

Kiwiburgh · 08/11/2023 07:15

Meredith and Maeve are both lovely

NannyR · 08/11/2023 07:19

I really like Meredith, but from what I've heard, the correct way to pronounce it in Welsh sounds quite different to how most people think it's pronounced, and that would put me off using it.
I'm not Welsh so I may have got this wrong, but I think in Welsh it's more like mehREDith, whereas it's commonly pronounced MERRAdith.

MerryChristmasToYou · 08/11/2023 07:26

Meredith - surname, harsh sounding
Michaela - ok but not keen on Miki or Kayla
Merryn - male saint

Melrose, Mackenzie - No to both
Margery has a granny-name appeal, Margery Allingham - Wikipedia

Marietta - a bit too fussy
Margot - Maggot, likely to be overused
Maeve - just don't like it

Margaret (Greta), Margarita (Rita), Meriel, Melissa, Molly, Millicent, Maria, Miranda, Martina, Marcia, Marcella, Morgana, Morwenna, Morven, Maarit, Melisande, Maryam, Myrtle, Maud

@NannyR , I think the welsh version is spelled differently and is used for boys, and they say the 'th' like in 'there' not 'thing'.

bobby81 · 08/11/2023 07:28

I love Meredith and Merryn from your list. Congratulations.

Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 08/11/2023 07:31

I've always liked Meredith and don't think it sounds harsh in the slightest.

Martha, Marta, Martine, Martina, Mariella, Marina, Melanie, Melody, Marion, Marian, Marianne, Marianna, Mariana, Meriel, Muriel, May, Mabel, Mae, Maureen, Morwenna.

tokesqueen · 08/11/2023 07:32

Meredith is lovely.
Maeve and Margot much harder and seem to be the names of the moment. I vaccinate babies and every other girl is Maeve or Margot.
Mara?

Firstnamesurname31 · 08/11/2023 07:32

Meredith is lovely!
I love Margot too.
Also - Martha, Maggie, Miriam

Vexxa · 08/11/2023 07:33

I adore Meredith but sadly my DH wasn't keen on it. I also like Marianne.

Fleur405 · 08/11/2023 07:34

Love Meredith. My favourite M name is Martha.

Hedjwitch · 08/11/2023 07:36

Love Meredith.
We have a family saying of " I'm in Meredith,I'm in"
I believe it was an old musical hall joke originally.

Laurdo · 08/11/2023 07:40

Mhari, Morgan, Morag, Mara, Marissa, Melody

ButtonDownBev · 08/11/2023 07:43

Love the name Meredith with the nickname Edie. Was on my list but had boys!

Flossflower · 08/11/2023 07:44

I know a Meredith and a Merryn. They are both men.

MerryChristmasToYou · 08/11/2023 07:45

I've always liked Meredith and don't think it sounds harsh in the slightest.
I knew it as a surname first, so it seems like calling a child Mactavish or Mortimer

LetItGoHome · 08/11/2023 07:48

I enjoy Margot and Merryn from your list. Mabel is also a great name ❤️

Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 08/11/2023 07:56

MerryChristmasToYou · 08/11/2023 07:45

I've always liked Meredith and don't think it sounds harsh in the slightest.
I knew it as a surname first, so it seems like calling a child Mactavish or Mortimer

It's often done for boys, though. Jordan, Cameron, Scott, Mason, Cooper, Brandon, Grant, and so on. Seems to be common nowadays in naming girls too - Morgan, Mackenzie, Harper, Madison, Addison, Cameron, Jordan, Ashley. Some of those were quite fashionable when my children were babies, which is a long time ago now. Perhaps more of a US thing originally, but it seems well established here now.

MerryChristmasToYou · 08/11/2023 08:03

Like Cameron Diaz, Anderson McDowell, Reese Witherspoon and others. Aren't they their middle names?

Jordan, Cameron, Scott, Mason, Cooper, Brandon, Grant I know at least one of each of those. Can't say I like them as first names,

PickledScrump · 08/11/2023 11:26

I absolutely love it, was my front runner for a while but I wasn’t keen on the most common nicknames. It’s great you have so many positive responses to it, when I posted about it the responses were quite mixed. A few people mentioned that it was originally a Welsh name and said slightly differently but it is also spelled differently, it’s not likely to be a problem.

it’s a great strong name. We also considered Merida

peaceinourtime · 08/11/2023 11:54

Meredith is a beautiful name, go for it OP

Herecomesdehotstepper · 08/11/2023 11:59

NannyR · 08/11/2023 07:19

I really like Meredith, but from what I've heard, the correct way to pronounce it in Welsh sounds quite different to how most people think it's pronounced, and that would put me off using it.
I'm not Welsh so I may have got this wrong, but I think in Welsh it's more like mehREDith, whereas it's commonly pronounced MERRAdith.

Spot on there. And it's a boy's name.

NotFastButFurious · 08/11/2023 13:08

I prefer Merryn to Meredith which feels a bit frumpy to me! I know both and they all get called Merry most of the time.
Margot and Maeve are nice too.
Matilda
Melissa
Mirren
Mabel
Mary