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Meyer

//ˈmaɪə(ɹ)// name

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Proper Noun

1
A male given name from Hebrew, of Jewish usage, an alternative form of Meir. countable
2
A surname. countable
"Politico reported it had identified Luke Meyer, 24, a Pennsylvania-based field staffer who worked for five months for the former president, as the online white nationalist who used the pseudonym Alberto Barbarossa. […] After being presented with evidence by Politico linking him to the Barbarossa alias, Meyer admitted the connection and confessed that he had been concealing his online identity from fellow members of Trump Force 47, the arm of the Trump campaign overseeing volunteer mobilisation efforts."
3
A surname.; A surname from German [in turn originating as an occupation] from Middle High German meier (“bailiff”). countable, uncountable
4
A surname.; An Ashkenazi surname from Yiddish [in turn originating as a patronymic]. countable, uncountable
5
A surname.; An English surname originating as an occupation, an alternative form of Mayer. countable, uncountable

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6
A surname.; A surname from Danish. countable, uncountable
7
A locale in the United States.; A census-designated place in Iowa. countable, uncountable
8
A locale in the United States.; An unincorporated community in Adams County, Illinois. countable, uncountable
9
A locale in the United States.; An unincorporated community in Franklin County, Illinois. countable, uncountable

Etymology

* As a German and Alemannic German surname, from the noun Meier (“leaseholder of a manor”). Compare Maier, Mayer, Meier, Myer. * As a Jewish surname, from Yiddish מאיר (mir). Compare Majer, Major, Mayor, Meir. * As a Dutch/West Flemish surname, variant of Meijer.

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