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Origin of Edith Total Records: 1  Origin of Edith, Meaning of Edith Origin: I'm posting this in response to the great number of inquiries I deal with about the origin and meaning of Meredith. Firstly, contrary to a lot of information I've seen (including the American Websters dictionary), the name has nothing to do with the sea whatsoever. It does not mean 'Guardian of the Sea', Protector of the Sea or any other such combination. The original spelling was Maredudd - pronounced 'Mredeeth'. That's right - there's no mention of the 'E' following the 'M'. In the Welsh language and in English speaking Wales, the accent and stress is always on the Penultimate syllable, the modern pronunciation is therefore - 'Mer-ed'-ith. The incorrect pronunciation that strikes the name outside of the Welsh borders is the one widely accepted in the U.S. and the rest of Britain, which curiously causes 'Merry' to be a suitable shortening?! To those of us who are Welsh it is grating to the ears to say the least to hear our name so mutilated! Other seemingly unrelated but correct pet or short forms of the name are PRIDDY, PREEDY, PREDDY, BEDO, BEDDOES etc. The final element of the original spelling, 'udd' means 'lord'. The same element is present in the ancient form of Griffith i.e. Gruffudd. The first part of the name has often been Surnames: Maredudd, Meredith, Meredydd, Meredyth, Merideth Submitted by: Richard J. Meredith 12/5/2008 1:19 PM Page 1 of 1

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