Meir

M3E1I1R1

proper noun

An outer suburb of Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ9342).

OriginOld English mere →
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Meanings

Meir1

proper noun
  1. An outer suburb of Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ9342).

Meir2

proper nounMeir (plural Meirs)

plural Meirs

  1. A surname from Hebrew.

    In a foreword, former Israeli Chief Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau unequivocally endorsed the validity of the historical links.

    2004 October 24, Bill Gladstone, “The oldest family in the world”, in Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Origin

Meir · proper noun

  1. Old Englishmere“pool, lake”
  2. EnglishMeir

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

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Meir · proper noun

  1. Hebrewמֵאִיר
  2. EnglishMeir

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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