Meurig
given name · Latin script
Recorded as a male name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise
Meurig is a given name written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in the United Kingdom. Recorded meaning: Welsh form of Maurice, pronounced ‘may-tig’.
- GBUnited Kingdom
- AUAustralia
- USUnited States
Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
Welsh form of Maurice, pronounced ‘may-tig’. It is derived from Latin Mauricius via Old Welsh Mouric. Mia &° Danish and Swedish pet form of }Maria. It is now also used in the Englishspeaking world, largely as a result of the fame of the actress Mia Farrow (b. 1945).
Sources 1
- A concise dictionary of first names
Attested across 28 languages in the etymology graph.
Where in the world(measured from records)
Recorded in:
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Other recorded senses(measured from records)
Meurig is also recorded in 2 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
Welsh form of MAURICE , derived from Latin Mauricius via Old Welsh Mouric .
as a word
In Welsh, a male given name, equivalent to English Maurice
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Meurig Dafyddb. 1510GBWelsh professional bard
- M. Wynn Thomasb. 1944GBnot in their usual nameauthor
- Meurig Bowenb. 1965GBBritish artistic director
- Meurig ap TewdrigKing in South Wales in the 5th century AD
- Meurig ap HywelKing of Gwent
- Meurig ab IthelKing of Glywysing
- Meurig ap Dyfnwalpolitician
- Evan Llewellyn Beresford Meurig DaviesGBBritish hellenist
- MeurigWelsh-language poet
- Meurig ap Dyfnwal800
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 6 sources across 2 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB United Kingdom | Welsh Surnames (Morgan & Morgan, 1985) | — | — | — |
Reference works 2
- Wikipedia given-name tokens
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does the name Meurig come from?
- Welsh form of Maurice, pronounced ‘may-tig’. It is derived from Latin Mauricius via Old Welsh Mouric. Mia &° Danish and Swedish pet form of }Maria. Recorded by A concise dictionary of first names.
- What does the name Meurig mean?
- Recorded meaning: Welsh form of Maurice, pronounced ‘may-tig’.
- Is Meurig a male or female name?
- Meurig is a male name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.
- What are other forms of the name Meurig?
- In the etymology graph, Mauricio, Maurice and Maurizio are forms of the same name in other languages.
- In which country does Meurig have the most bearers?
- Meurig is most frequently recorded in the United Kingdom.
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About this data
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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Meurig”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.