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[otheruses] MEIR ([he]) is a Jewish male given name and an occasional surname.
It means "one who shines".[1] It is often Germanized as Maier, Mayer, Mayr,
Meier, Meyer, Meijer, Italianized as Miagro, or Anglicized as Mayer, Meyer, or
Myer.[2] Notable people with the name include:
GIVEN NAME:
- Rabbi Meir , Jewish sage who lived in the time of the Mishna
- Meir Amit (1921–2009), Israeli general and politician
- Meir Ariel (1942–1999), Israeli singer/songwriter
- Meir Bar-Ilan (1880–1949), rabbi and Religious Zionism leader
- Meir Ben Baruch (1215–1293) aka Meir of Rothenburg , a German rabbi, poet, and author
- Meir Daloya (1956–2024), Olympic weightlifter
- Meir Dizengoff (1861–1936), Israeli politician
- Meir Har-Zion (1934–2014), Israeli commando fighter
- Meir Dagan (1945–2016), Mossad chief
- Meir Kahane (1932–1990), rabbi and political activist
- Meir Lublin (1558–1616), Polish rabbi, Talmudist and Posek
- Meir Nitzan (1931–2025), the mayor of Rishon-LeZion, Israel
- Meir Pa'il (1926–2015), Israeli politician and military historian
- Meir Shalev (1948–2023), Israeli writer
- Meir Shamgar (1925–2019), Israeli President of the Israeli Supreme Court
- Meir Shapiro (1887–1933), Hasidic Rabbi and creator of the Daf Yomi
- Meir Simcha of Dvinsk (1843–1926), rabbi and leader of Orthodox Judaism in Eastern Europe
- Meir Zorea (1923–1995), Israeli general and politician
- Meir Sheetrit (born 1948), a current Israeli Knesset member for the Kadima party
- Meir Talmi (1909–1994), Israeli politician
- Meir Tamari (1927–2021), South African-Israeli economist
- Meir Tapiro (born 1975), Israeli basketball player, and current CEO of Ironi Nes Ziona
- Meir Teomi (1898–1947), Ukrainian actor
- Meir Teper , American film producer and businessman
- Meir Tobianski (1904–1948), Israeli officer wrongly executed as a traitor
- Israel Meir Kagan (1838–1933), Polish rabbi, Halakhist and ethicist
- Yisrael Meir Lau (born 1937), the Chief Rabbi of Tel Aviv, Israel
- Yitzchak Meir Alter (1799–1866), Polish rabbi and founder of the Ger (Hasidic dynasty) within Hasidic Judaism
SURNAME:
- Elchanan Meir (1936–2014), Israeli psychologist
- Gideon Meir (1947–2021), Israeli diplomat
- Golda Meir (1898–1978), a founder of the modern State of Israel, Hebraicized from Meyerson
- Jessica Meir (born 1977), comparative physiology researcher, astronaut, and aquanaut
- Nati Meir (born 1955), Romanian politician
LOCALITIES
- Meir, Antwerp , shopping street in Antwerp, Belgium
- Meir, Egypt
- Meir, Staffordshire
** See also
- [meir]
- Meyr (disambiguation)
- Meyer (disambiguation)
- Myer (disambiguation)
- Mayer (disambiguation)
** References
[Reflist]
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Category:Jewish masculine given names Category:Masculine given names
Category:Surnames of Jewish origin Category:Hebrew masculine given names
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