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Pronunciation of Meredith in Wales
m er r EH d ih th
| m | sounds like the | 'm' | in 'me' | |
| er | sounds like the | 'ur' | in 'hurt' | |
| r | sounds like the | 'r' | in 'rat' | |
| eh | sounds like the | 'e' | in 'pet' | |
| d | sounds like the | 'd' | in 'do' | |
| ih | sounds like the | 'i' | in 'it' | |
| th | sounds like the | 'th' | in 'thin' |
Phonetic Spelling:[ m er r EH d ih th ]
m
er
r
EH
d
ih
th
me
hurt
rat
pet
do
it
thin
Type of Name:
First or Last Name
Language:
Welsh
Gender:
Male, Female
Alternate Spelling(s):
Meradith, Meridith, Meredyth, Meredeth, Merydith
Additional Information:
It does not mean "Guardian of the Sea", "Protector of the Sea" contrary to ideas.
It was originally a male first name or family surname dating back from the 6th Century in Wales. Exactly how it became a popular American girls first name is unknown!
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Pronunciation of Meredith
m EH - r ih - d ih th
| m | sounds like the | 'm' | in 'me' | |
| eh | sounds like the | 'e' | in 'pet' | |
| r | sounds like the | 'r' | in 'rat' | |
| ih | sounds like the | 'i' | in 'it' | |
| d | sounds like the | 'd' | in 'do' | |
| th | sounds like the | 'th' | in 'thin' |
Phonetic Spelling:[ m EH - r ih - d ih th ]
m
EH
-
r
ih
-
d
ih
th
me
pet
rat
it
do
it
thin
Pronunciation of Meredith in US
mehr·ih·dihth
| m | sounds like the | 'm' | in 'me' | |
| eh | sounds like the | 'e' | in 'pet' | |
| r | sounds like the | 'r' | in 'rat' | |
| ih | sounds like the | 'i' | in 'it' | |
| d | sounds like the | 'd' | in 'do' | |
| th | sounds like the | 'th' | in 'thin' |
The closest approximation of the American pronunciation of 'Meredith' in Hindi/Devnagiri script is
मॆरिडिथ
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Pronunciation of Meredith in Sioux Falls, SD, USA
In American English, the second "e" sound is often dropped. So it's more like MER-dith.
Type of Name:
First name
Language:
Welsh
Gender:
Female
Pronunciation of Meredith
In Welsh the pronounciation of 'mer' is said quickly almost as an 'uh' sound. It sounds the same as prounouncing is 'Mredith', without the first 'e'.
Type of Name:
First or Last Name
Language:
Welsh
Gender:
Male, Female
Alternate Spelling(s):
Meradith (that's me!), Meridith, Meredyth, Meredeth, Merydith
Pronunciation of Meredith
meh-rED-ith
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