Meier

See also: meier

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmaɪ̯ɐ/
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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. (botany) any plant of the genus Asperula

Declension
Declension of Meier
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

Proper noun

Meier m or f (genitive Meiers)

  1. A German and Jewish surname​.

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