diff --git a/client/src/components/manageProjects/createNewEvent.js b/client/src/components/manageProjects/createNewEvent.js
index f29f250fc..04df044b3 100644
--- a/client/src/components/manageProjects/createNewEvent.js
+++ b/client/src/components/manageProjects/createNewEvent.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import validateEventForm from './utilities/validateEventForm';
 import EventForm from './eventForm';
 
 const CreateNewEvent = ({
-  projectName,
+  projectToEdit,
   projectID,
   createNewRecurringEvent,
   setEventAlert,
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ const CreateNewEvent = ({
 
   // Handle submission of new recurring event form
   const handleFormSubmit = async () => {
-    const errors = validateEventForm(formValues);
+    const errors = validateEventForm(formValues, projectToEdit);
     if (!errors) {
       handleEventCreate();
       setFormValues(initialFormValues);
diff --git a/client/src/components/manageProjects/editMeetingTimes.js b/client/src/components/manageProjects/editMeetingTimes.js
index 7c27edbd9..67beceab0 100644
--- a/client/src/components/manageProjects/editMeetingTimes.js
+++ b/client/src/components/manageProjects/editMeetingTimes.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import validateEventForm from './utilities/validateEventForm';
 
 // This component displays current meeting times for selected project and offers the option to edit those times.
 const EditMeetingTimes = ({
+  projectToEdit,
   selectedEvent,
   setEventAlert,
   setSelectedEvent,
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ const EditMeetingTimes = ({
     startTimeOriginal,
     durationOriginal
   ) => async () => {
-    const errors = validateEventForm(values);
+    const errors = validateEventForm(values, projectToEdit);
     if (!errors) {
       let theUpdatedEvent = {};
 
diff --git a/client/src/components/manageProjects/editProject.js b/client/src/components/manageProjects/editProject.js
index f64cb3931..cd8197f89 100644
--- a/client/src/components/manageProjects/editProject.js
+++ b/client/src/components/manageProjects/editProject.js
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ const EditProject = ({
     <div>
       <div className={`edit-meeting-modal ${selectedEvent ? 'active' : ''}`}>
         <EditMeetingTimes
+          projectToEdit={projectToEdit}
           selectedEvent={selectedEvent}
           setEventAlert={setEventAlert}
           setSelectedEvent={setSelectedEvent}
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ const EditProject = ({
       <div className={`edit-meeting-modal ${isCreateNew ? 'active' : ''}`}>
         <CreateNewEvent
           createNewRecurringEvent={createNewRecurringEvent}
-          projectName={projectToEdit.name}
+          projectToEdit={projectToEdit}
           // eslint-disable-next-line no-underscore-dangle
           projectID={projectToEdit._id}
           setEventAlert={setEventAlert}
diff --git a/client/src/components/manageProjects/utilities/validateEventForm.js b/client/src/components/manageProjects/utilities/validateEventForm.js
index 99eafc3ce..e0d27fcaa 100644
--- a/client/src/components/manageProjects/utilities/validateEventForm.js
+++ b/client/src/components/manageProjects/utilities/validateEventForm.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-import validator from 'validator'
+import validator from 'validator';
+import { isWordInArrayInString } from './../../../utils/stringUtils.js';
 
-const validateEventForm = (vals) => {
+const validateEventForm = (vals, projectToEdit) => {
   let newErrors = {};
   Object.keys(vals).forEach((key) => {
     switch (key) {
@@ -8,6 +9,16 @@ const validateEventForm = (vals) => {
         // Required
         if (!vals[key]) {
           newErrors = { ...newErrors, name: 'Event name is required' };
+        } else if (
+          isWordInArrayInString(
+            ['meeting', 'mtg', projectToEdit.name.toLowerCase()],
+            vals[key].toLowerCase()
+          )
+        ) {
+          newErrors = {
+            ...newErrors,
+            name: "Event name cannot contain 'meeting' or 'mtg' or the project name",
+          };
         }
         break;
 
@@ -22,8 +33,8 @@ const validateEventForm = (vals) => {
         if (!validateLink(vals[key])) {
           newErrors = {
             ...newErrors,
-            videoConferenceLink: 'Invalid link'
-          }
+            videoConferenceLink: 'Invalid link',
+          };
         }
         break;
 
diff --git a/client/src/utils/stringUtils.js b/client/src/utils/stringUtils.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..987e632ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/utils/stringUtils.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+export const isWordInArrayInString = (arr, str) => {
+  const words = str.split(' ');
+  for (let word of words) {
+    if (arr.includes(word)) {
+      return true;
+    }
+  }
+  return false;
+};