Etymology

Meyer

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Today it means: A male given name from Hebrew, of Jewish usage, an alternative form of Meir. Full definition →

Yiddish מאיר
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  1. Yiddish · derived fromמאיר
  2. English todayMeyer

* As a German and Alemannic German surname, from the noun Meier (“leaseholder of a manor”). Compare Maier, Mayer, Meier, Myer. * As a Jewish surname, from Yiddish מאיר (mir). Compare Majer, Major, Mayor, Meir. * As a Dutch/West Flemish surname, variant of Meijer.

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