Meriwether

Meriwether Meaning & Origin

About Meriwether
The surname Meriwether is of English origin and is derived from the Old French word "meri," meaning "merry" or "pleasant," and the Middle English word "wether," meaning "weather" or "season." Therefore, the name Meriwether can be interpreted as "pleasant weather" or "merry season." It is a surname that likely originated as a nickname for someone who had a cheerful or jovial disposition.

🌍 Origin
📏 Surname Length
💬 Number of Syllables
🔠 Starting Letter
Discover Your Ancestry with 23andMe Logo

Discover Your Ancestry with 23andMe

Explore your ancestry and health insights with exclusive savings.

Save 15%-60% this holiday season

Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Meriwether is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Meriwether: 1,942
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 15,171
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.66

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Meriwether based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Meriwether is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
MR0R
🗽 NYSIIS
MNA
🔊 Soundex
M060306
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
M EH1 R IH0 W EH2 DH ER0
🌐 IPA
/ˈmɛrɪˌwɛðər/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('MR0R', 'MRTR')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
M636

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Meriwether in Braille

Here's how to represent Meriwether in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Meriwether in braille

How to sign the name Meriwether using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Meriwether using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Meriwether in sign language

Numerology