[name]Hi[/name] everyone. A friend of mine recently directed me here and from what I’ve seen so far you all give great name advice! My husband and I are expecting our second child, a girl, a sister for our adorable [name]Meredith[/name] [name]Maisy[/name]. Her name was very easy for us. We loved both names and agreed upon them very early. We’re really stumped this time. If this baby was a boy we would have used our favorite boys name, [name]Bradford[/name], but we’ll just have to save that one for now! Basically no name is “sparkling” the way [name]Meredith[/name] did for us. We love that it’s strong and not overly frilly, but recognizably feminine, it’s easy to say and spell and it isn’t popular. The only other names we’ve really thought about are [name]Julia[/name], [name]Bronwyn[/name] and Greenley. However, we have a niece named [name]Juliet[/name], so we think [name]Julia[/name] is too close, and I’ve just gotten weird reactions on [name]Bronwyn[/name] and Greenley. If it helps, our last name is Stern and my family is Irish/Scottish and my husband’s family is Eastern European/Jewish. If you could suggest some names you think would go well with [name]Meredith[/name], I’d love to hear them. I’m not due until February but I’d love to give this baby a name as soon as possible. I can’t wait to hear your suggestions!
To me, [name]Meredith[/name] is feminine but not frilly, unusual but familiar. Names that remind me of [name]Meredith[/name] are…
[name]Afton[/name]
[name]Annika[/name]
[name]Avery[/name]
[name]Bellamy[/name]
[name]Camille[/name]
[name]Delaney[/name]
[name]Ellery[/name]
[name]Evelyn[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name]
[name]Gillian[/name]
[name]Hollis[/name]
[name]Jocelyn[/name]
[name]Laurel[/name]
[name]Tabitha[/name]
[name]Vivian[/name]
I love the suggestions of [name]Tabitha[/name] and [name]Gillian[/name]/[name]Jillian[/name] so far. Other ideas:
[name]Tamsin[/name]
[name]Teagan[/name]
[name]Gwendolyn[/name] (my daughter’s name and I always thought that [name]Meredith[/name] would go nicely with it)
[name]Adrienne[/name]
[name]Genevra[/name]
[name]Winifred[/name]
[name]Rosalind[/name]
[name]Louisa[/name]
[name]Phoebe[/name]
[name]Winifred[/name] was actually the first name I thought of, and I think [name]Charlotte[/name] & [name]Tabitha[/name] are great suggestions as well
texaswillow- We’re not too picky about popularity. Though we would like to stay away from very popular names. I like [name]Abigail[/name] and [name]Lillian[/name], but we have a ton of Abigails/Abbies/Lilys in our area so we’ve nixed those. I’m really liking the name [name]Tabitha[/name], though I wonder if it’s a bit too unusual…
phoebesmom - I like a lot of the more gender neutral names you listed, like [name]Delaney[/name], [name]Ellery[/name] and [name]Hollis[/name]. I can see those working with [name]Meredith[/name].
gwensmom- I’m loving [name]Tamsin[/name]. That’s great! It feels familiar though I’ve never met one. I love the name [name]Phoebe[/name], but it happens to be my sister’s absolute favorite and I can’t steal that one from her. It’s very sweet though.
alexa400- [name]Winifred[/name] is interesting. I worry it’s a bit too vintage, but I think it has the right type of sound, and [name]Winnie[/name]'s a cute nickname. I also like [name]Charlotte[/name] but it’s very popular in our area.
Thanks! Keep 'em coming. I will present my husband with some ideas and let you guys know any updates.
[name]Jess[/name]
[name]Love[/name] the name [name]Meredith[/name] [name]Maisie[/name]! Its the perfect amount ofplayfulness and seriousness! Some names that i can see being used for Merediths little sister (and maybe even Bradfords older sister?!) are :
[name]Georgia[/name]
[name]Francesca[/name] - love the nickname [name]Frankie[/name] on a girl!
[name]Savannah[/name]
[name]Esther[/name]
[name]Elsa[/name]
[name]Evelyn[/name]
[name]Flora[/name]
[name]Harriet[/name] - [name]Love[/name] this with [name]Meredith[/name], and you cant go wrong with [name]Hattie[/name]!
[name]Theodora[/name]
[name]Viola[/name]
[name]Caroline[/name]
[name]Clementine[/name]
[name]Sophie[/name]
[name]Schuyler[/name]
[name]Blaire[/name]
[name]Emmeline[/name] - I think this goes amazing with [name]Meredith[/name]
[name]Annabel[/name]
[name]Lucy[/name] - timeless classic like [name]Meredith[/name]
[name]Sally[/name] - another timeless classic [name]LOVE[/name] with [name]Meredith[/name]…i think [name]Sally[/name] is ready for a comeback!
[name]Alice[/name]
[name]Louisa[/name] - love the nickname potentials : [name]Lola[/name], [name]Louella[/name], [name]Lou[/name] etc
[name]Serena[/name]
[name]Eloise[/name]
My definite facorites with [name]Meredith[/name] are [name]Georgia[/name], [name]Harriet[/name], [name]Emmeline[/name], [name]Sally[/name], and [name]Louisa[/name]. If your looking for middle names, i would stick with something super sweet like [name]Maisie[/name] and go for [name]Annabel[/name], [name]Bellamy[/name], [name]Lolly[/name], [name]Poppy[/name], [name]Rosie[/name], [name]Billie[/name], [name]Daisy[/name], [name]Emme[/name], or [name]Libby[/name]. Something Like [name]Georgia[/name] [name]Bellamy[/name], [name]Georgia[/name] [name]Daisy[/name], [name]Harriet[/name] [name]Annabel[/name], [name]Harriet[/name] [name]Emme[/name], [name]Emmeline[/name] [name]Poppy[/name], [name]Emmeline[/name] [name]Daisy[/name], [name]Sally[/name] [name]Annabel[/name], [name]Sally[/name] [name]Bellamy[/name], [name]Louisa[/name] [name]Rosie[/name], [name]Louisa[/name] [name]Daisy[/name]. I am REALLY starting to love the name [name]Louisa[/name] [name]Rosie[/name] for you!
I L-O-V-E the name [name]Meredith[/name] and it has always been on my short list.
I agree with you that certain names seem to fit. I am not sure a “frilly” name should go with [name]Meredith[/name], originally a male name and a last name.
That said, I [name]LOVE[/name] the following names with [name]Meredith[/name]:
[name]Ainsley[/name]
[name]Bronwyn[/name]
[name]Bryn[/name]
[name]Carys[/name]
[name]Ellery[/name]
[name]Hollis[/name]
I am repeating what others said but those just “fit” to me.
Good luck!!
I’ve always thought [name]Meredith[/name] and [name]Lorelei[/name] would make an adorable sibset. And there’s always the nn [name]Rory[/name] for [name]Lorelei[/name]. Some other names I think go with [name]Meredith[/name]:
the name [name]Meredith[/name] is so cute!
here some others
[name]Meredith[/name]&[name]Savannah[/name]
[name]Meredith[/name]&[name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Meredith[/name]&[name]Audriana[/name]
[name]Meredith[/name]&[name]Julianna[/name]
I’m assuming you already had your baby girl as this post is a few years old. I think the name [name_f]Melanie[/name_f] would be a beautiful compliment to [name_u]Meredith[/name_u]. Feminine and familiar but not overly popular. Other names that pop out when I think of [name_u]Meredith[/name_u] are [name_f]Miriam[/name_f], [name_f]Cassandra[/name_f], [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] or [name_f]Gwendolyn[/name_f], Ashlina, [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f], [name_f]Ingrid[/name_f], and [name_f]Penelope[/name_f].
