The baby name Maredydd is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /maˈrɛðɪð/ — approx. "mah-RETH-ith" (dd = voiced th as in "this").
Maredydd is Welsh in Origin.
The baby name Maredydd is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /maˈrɛðɪð/ — approx. "mah-RETH-ith" (dd = voiced th as in "this").
Maredydd is Welsh in Origin.
A Welsh masculine name, Maredydd is a traditional form found alongside Maredudd and Meredydd in medieval sources. It underlies the Anglicized Meredith (now often unisex in English), while remaining rare in modern Wales. The name was borne by several notable princes and leaders, including Maredudd ab Owain of Deheubarth (d. 999) and Maredudd ap Bleddyn of Powys (d. 1132), cementing its prestige in the native nobility and later appearing in patronymics and surnames.
Etymology is debated: most scholars analyze it as mawr "great" + udd "lord, ruler," yielding the sense "great lord/chief," though an alternative links the first element to môr "sea," giving "sea lord." Attested variants include Maredudd, Meredydd, Meredudd; Anglicized forms are Meredith (given name and surname). Traditional diminutives such as Bedo also occur in medieval poetry.
We can't find Maredydd in any of the birth registries or name datasets we track. That's typically a sign of a rare name, a regional or traditional one, or a modern coinage. By any reading, it's an exceptionally uncommon choice.
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