Meadow

Meaning & origin

Meadow is a girl's name of English origin, traditionally used in Christian families. The name means "A meadow, a grassy flowering field, taken from the English word meadow, from the Old English maed (mown grassland). The name plants the bearer in open, blossoming country, evoking the soft green expanse of wildflowers, long grass and the calm of unspoiled fields." and belongs to the Nature cluster — names drawn from the natural world — earth, water, sky.

Beyond its Christian heritage, Meadow is also used in Atheist, Other traditions, reflecting how this name has traveled across cultures.

Common among British, American, European families, Meadow carries cultural weight that goes beyond its dictionary definition — it's a name with a story and a community.

Numerology of Meadow

Numerology assigns each name a single-digit destiny number by summing its letter values. Different schools use different mappings — NameRoot computes both so you can see how Meadow resonates in either tradition.

How Meadow sounds

NameRoot scores the phonetic fit of every name against the sound of your last name. The pronunciation of Meadow breaks down into 4 phonemes: /M-EH-D-OW/. In the app, you'll see how those sounds flow with your family name across rhythm, stress, and consonant clusters.

Nicknames

Common affectionate forms of Meadow — useful for everyday family conversation, early childhood, or as standalone given names themselves.

The six signals, applied to Meadow

NameRoot scores every name across six independent dimensions. Here's how Meadow maps to each — install the app to see the full compatibility score for your specific family.