Myers

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/ˈmaɪə(ɹ)z//ˈmaɪ.ə(ɹ)z/

proper noun

A surname.

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Meanings

proper nounMyers (countable and uncountable, plural Myerses or Myers)

plural Myerses · alternative Meyers

  1. countableuncountableA surname.
  2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Nicholas County, Kentucky, United States.
  3. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Treasure County, Montana, United States.

Origin

* As an Irish surname, Anglicized from Ó Meidhir (“descendant of Meidhir”), named based on meidhir (“mirth”). * As an English surname, variant of Myer. * Also as an English surname, the noun mire. * As a Dutch and German surname, Americanized from Meyers, Mayers, Meyer, Mayer.

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Cite this entry
APA

Myers. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Myers

MLA

“Myers.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Myers. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Myers,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Myers.

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