Etymology

Meir

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Today it means: An outer suburb of Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ9342). Full definition →

Old English mere
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Meir · proper noun1

  1. Old English · derived frommere“pool, lake”
  2. English todayMeir

Perhaps from Old English mere (“pool, lake”), similar to the surname Mears.

Meir · proper noun2

  1. Hebrew · borrowed fromמֵאִיר
  2. English todayMeir

* As a Jewish surname, borrowed from Hebrew מֵאִיר (me'ír). Compare Meyer. * As an English surname, variant of Mayer, Mear, Mears.

Words from the same roots

Old Englishmere all →

mereMarlowWindermeremearsMayberryMarburyMarland

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