Meier

See also: meier

English

Etymology

German Meier

Alternative forms

• Maier, Mair, Mayer, Mayr, Meir, Meyer, Meyr

Proper noun

Meier (plural Meiers)

1. A surname from German.

Anagrams

• emeri, merie

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German

Etymology

From Latin maior domus. The surname is occupational, but has also absorbed Hebrew מֵאִיר (me'ír, “illuminating”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaɪ̯ɐ/

• Audio:

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Noun

Meier m (strong, genitive Meiers, plural Meier)

1. (historical) administrator or leaseholder of a manor
2. (historical) independent peasant or tenant
3. any plant of the genus Asperula

Declension

Declension of Meier [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Meier	die	Meier
genitive	eines	des	Meiers	der	Meier
dative	einem	dem	Meier	den	Meiern
accusative	einen	den	Meier	die	Meier

Related terms

• Biedermeier
• Meierei
• Schlaumeier

Proper noun

Meier m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Meiers or (with an article) Meier, feminine genitive Meier, plural Meiers or Meier)

1. a German and Jewish surname originating as an occupation

Alternative forms

• Maier, Mair, Mayer, Mayr, Meijer, Meyer, Meyr

Further reading

• “Meier” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Meier” in Duden online