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Meleri Meleri — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ meh-LEH-ree /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Other
Meaning
"Saint Meleri (Welsh + grandmother of Saint David)"
Syllables
3
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Medieval (Welsh)

A name that means "saint meleri (welsh + grandmother of saint david)".

Meleri is from the Welsh Melerim'Eleri foundational my Eleri foundational endearing form + foundational from Welsh Eleri foundational Welsh river name. A modern American baby name in the broader Welsh-Celtic Christian heritage aesthetic. Meleri is one of the foundational Welsh feminine names — central to traditional Welsh Catholic + Anglican heritage. The foundational name connects to foundational Saint Meleri — foundational 5th-century Welsh saint + foundational grandmother of foundational Saint David / Dewi Sant (patron saint of Wales) + foundational mother of foundational Saint Non (Non sant) + foundational central to foundational Welsh Christian heritage + foundational Dewi Sant foundational patron saint of foundational Wales + foundational Dydd Gŵyl Dewi (Saint David's Day) March 1 foundational Welsh national day + foundational St. David's Cathedral foundational Pembrokeshire foundational central pilgrimage site + foundational pioneering Welsh Christian heritage; foundational also River Eleri foundational Ceredigion river. Foundational subject of foundational pan-Welsh Christian + Celtic naming heritage. Foundational Welsh feminine name reflecting Welsh Indigenous Christian heritage.

Featured throughout Welsh heritage.

Saint Meleri (Welsh). Foundational Welsh-Celtic-Christian feminine + foundational m'Eleri foundational my Eleri foundational endearing form + foundational from Welsh Eleri foundational Welsh river name + foundational Saint Meleri foundational 5th-century Welsh saint + foundational grandmother of Saint David / Dewi Sant patron saint of Wales + foundational mother of Saint Non Non sant + foundational Welsh Christian heritage + foundational Dewi Sant foundational patron saint of Wales + foundational Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Saint David's Day March 1 foundational Welsh national day + foundational St. David's Cathedral foundational Pembrokeshire foundational central pilgrimage site + foundational pioneering Welsh Christian heritage + foundational River Eleri foundational Ceredigion river.

The name in its native script.

Meleri
Transliteration
Meleri
Pronunciation
/ mɛˈlɛ.ri /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Meleri stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Meleri · last year
88 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Meleris before her.

Real people

In fiction
Saint Meleri
5th-century Welsh saint + grandmother of Saint David patron saint of Wales + mother of Saint Non.
Welsh hagiography

Names connected to Meleri.

The number behind Meleri.

3

The Communicator

Meleri reduces to three.

Why families chose this name.

"Welsh grandmother of Saint David. Six letters. Meleri."
Meinir · Mother of one · St. Davids