Definition of "Meredith"

Meredith

/məˈɹɛdɪθ/

proper noun
countable and uncountable, plural Merediths
1. A male given name from Welsh.
  Quotations
  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.
  1942, Agatha Christie, Five Little Pigs, HarperCollins, published 1994, page 26
2. A female given name from Welsh; sometimes mistaken for a combination of Mary and Edith.
  Quotations
  "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."
  2004, Jo Goodman, Forever In My Heart, Zebra Books, page 412
3. A surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic].
4. A number of places in the United States:
  1. An unincorporated community in Pitkin County, Colorado.
  2. A township in Cloud County, Kansas.
  3. An unincorporated community in Franklin Township, Clare County, Michigan.
  4. A town and census-designated place therein, in Belknap County, New Hampshire.
  5. A town in Delaware County, New York, named after Samuel Meredith.
  6. A township in Wake County, North Carolina, mostly occupied by portions of Raleigh.
5. A town in the City of Greater Geelong, Victoria, Australia.