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Meda
How to Pronounce Meda
Pronounced MEE-duh /ˈmiː.də/Medium
Meaning: Meda is a genuine early-twentieth-century American name, most likely a short form of Almeda or Almedia — nineteenth-century names of uncertain origin — and it also echoes the classical Media. Its exact root is not firmly established, so it is best given honestly as uncertain.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Meda is a genuine vintage American name from the turn of the twentieth century, most plausibly a short form of Almeda or Almedia, nineteenth-century names whose own origin is unsettled; it also recalls the classical Media. Rather than force a single meaning, its root is best left as uncertain. Meda crested around 1915.
Meda faded steadily through the century and had largely disappeared from birth records by mid-century, lingering only faintly afterward. A Meda from her peak would be over a hundred today, placing it firmly in the great-grandmother generation. The name reads as a true vintage rarity and has not revived.
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What does the name Meda mean?
Meda is an early-1900s short form, most likely of Almeda or Almedia; its deeper root is uncertain, so its meaning is not firmly settled.
How do you pronounce Meda?
It's said MEE-duh /ˈmiː.də/ — two syllables, stress on the first.
Is Meda a boy or girl name?
Meda is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Meda?
Meda was a genuine early-twentieth-century name that crested around nineteen-fifteen and then faded to rarity.