Meredith

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Pronunciation

/ˈmɛrɪdɪθ/ MERR-i-dith,
/mɛˈrɛdɪθ/ merr-ED-ith after the Welsh

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Gender

Male or female

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Origin

Welsh

Lord, Protector, Guardian of the sea or Great chief.

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 Vickers

This interesting surname, with variant spellings Vicars, Viccars and Vickars, has two possible origins. Firstly, it may be a patronymic surname for the “son of a vicar”, deriving from the Middle English “vicare”, plus the possessive ending “s”. Vicare was originally used to denote someone who carried out pastoral duties on behalf of the absentee holder of a benefice, and later became a regular word for a parish priest because in practice most benefice-holders were absentees. The final “s” however may also mean “servant of”, and would therefore be an occupational surname for one who worked for a vicar. The surname was first recorded in the early half of the 14th Century – Surname Database

Other blog entries about Vickers

• So what about Vickers? By Hammerpedetime
• The Witch of Endor and Meredith Vickers
• Alien Fact: David & Vickers