List of English Baby Names Meanings

Melba

(MEL-bə)

Australian Meaning: The name Melba is an Australian baby name. In Australian the meaning of the name Melba is: Derived from the Australian city of Melbourne.

Meaning: From Melbourne Origin: English

Melbourne

(MEHL-burn)

Melbourne as a boys' name is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Melbourne is "mill stream". Name of the city in Australia, which was named after the Prime Minister of England in 1837, when Queen Victoria was on the throne.

Meaning: A mill on a stream Origin: English

Melden

(MEL-dən)

The meaning of the name “Melden” is: “Hill with a cross”.

Meaning: Cross on hill Origin: English

Meridian

(mə-REED-i-ən)

Literal definition of the name: The highest point, especially in one's lives; culmination. The imaginary line travelling between the Earth's poles. Famous real-life people named Meridian: | Edit Share what you know!

Meaning: Meridian Origin: English

Meriwether

(MER-i-wedh-ər)

From a surname meaning "happy weather" in Middle English, originally belonging to a cheery person. A notable bearer of the name was Meriwether Lewis (1774-1809), who, with William Clark, explored the west of North America.

Meaning: Happy weather Origin: English

Merritt

(MER-it)

English surname meaning "boundary gate" in Old English. Derived from Merriott, a village in Somerset, England. A variant of Mariot, a medieval diminutive of Mary. Famous real-life people named Merritt: | Edit.

Meaning: Border gate Origin: English

Merryweather

(MER-i-wedh-ər)

This picturesque name is of English origin and is a nickname surname for someone of a sunny disposition 'a gay or blithe fellow'. The derivation is from the Olde English pre 7th Century word 'myrige', meaning merry, and 'weder', weather, and the name was a common term for 'fair weather'.

Meaning: Happy weather Origin: English

Mertie

(MER-tee)

mer-tie, me-rt-ie ] The baby girl name Mertie is pronounced as MEHERTiy- †. Mertie is largely used in English and it is also derived from English origins. Mertie is a familiar form of the name Myrtle (English). ... The baby name has fallen out of favor since then, and is now of very modest use.

Meaning: From a sea town Origin: English

Merton

(MUR-tən)

English Meaning: The name Merton is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Merton is: Settlement by a lake. From the estate by the lake.

Meaning: From a settlement near a lake Origin: English

Milford

(MIL-fərd)

English Meaning: The name Milford is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Milford is: From the mill's ford.

Meaning: A ford on a mill Origin: English