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Meir¹

Where it comes from

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

proper noun

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

Meir²

Where it comes from

* As a Jewish surname, borrowed from Hebrew מֵאִיר (me'ír). Compare Meyer.

* As an English surname, variant of Mayer, Mear, Mears.

proper noun Meirs

  1. A surname from Hebrew. In a foreword, former Israeli Chief Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau unequivocally endorsed the validity of the historical links.

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"Meir." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/meir. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Meir. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/meir

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"Meir." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/meir.

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@misc{meir_2026,
  title = {Meir},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/meir},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}