Meier

See also: meier

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaɪ̯ɐ/

• Audio:

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Noun

Meier m (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

Related terms

• Biedermeier
• Meierei
• Schlaumeier

Proper noun

Meier m or f (genitive Meiers)

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