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Remedy

♂ Boy

Pronounced REM-uh-dee /ˈrɛm.ə.di/High

Meaning: Remedy is the English word for a cure or healing, from Latin remedium ('cure'), built on mederi, 'to heal' — the same root as medicine. Its use as a given name is modern and word-name in style, which we note; it is used across sexes.Medium

In 30 seconds: A word name with hope in it: Remedy means 'a cure; a healing', from the Latin for 'to heal' (said 'REM-uh-dee').
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Origin LowEnglish, Latin
MeaningRemedy is the English word for a cure or healing, from Latin remedium ('cure'), built on mederi, 'to heal' — the same root as medicine. Its use as a given name is modern and word-name in style, which we note; it is used across sexes.
U.S. rank (2024)#13750 ↘ Falling
2024 U.S. births5 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)
Peak year2022
Total births (all-time)≈ 21

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 202220082024

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Remedy is an English word — a cure, a healing, a putting-right — from the Latin remedium, on the root mederi, 'to heal'. Its use as a first name belongs to the modern taste for virtue and word names (Justice, Legend, Haven), and it is given across sexes. Rare and hopeful, with an easy three-beat swing (said 'REM-uh-dee').

It appears only rarely in U.S. use, for boys and girls alike. Very rare, hopeful, and modern.

Did you know? Remedy and medicine come from the same Latin root, mederi, 'to heal'. As a name it is a modern word-name — chosen for the hope in the meaning rather than for any long naming history, which we note (said 'REM-uh-dee').
Overall data confidence 42%
References — Remedy — English word name from Latin remedium, 'cure'

Variations

RemedieRemmyRemi

Nicknames

RemRemmy

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Remedy mean?

Remedy means 'a cure; a healing' — an English word from Latin remedium, on the root meaning 'to heal'.

How do you pronounce Remedy?

It's said REM-uh-dee /ˈrɛm.ə.di/ — three syllables, stress on the first.

Is Remedy a boy or girl name?

Here Remedy is used as a boy's name; as a word name it is given across sexes, which we note.

How popular is Remedy?

Remedy is a very rare name for boys in the U.S.

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