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Meir

Meir proper noun: an outer suburb of Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ9342).

Proper noun (1)

Meir

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

Proper noun (2)

Meir (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

Forms of Meir

pluralMeirs

Origin of Meir

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

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

Questions about Meir

What does Meir mean?
Meir means an outer suburb of Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ9342).
What part of speech is Meir?
Meir is a proper noun.

Words near Meir in the dictionary

  1. meiotaxy
  2. meiotherm
  3. meiotherms
  4. meiotic
  5. meiotically
  6. Meir
  7. Meirav
  8. Meiring
  9. Meiringen
  10. Meirings
  11. Meirion

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