Meier

See also: meier

English

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Etymology

German Meier

Proper noun

Meier (plural Meiers)

  1. A surname from German.

Anagrams

East Central German

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Noun

Meier m

  1. (Erzgebirgisch) mason (male or of unspecified gender)

Further reading

  • Alte und neue Gedichte und Geschichten in erzgebirgischer Mundart, 12. Heft., P. 33

German

Etymology

First attested as Old High German meior (9th century). Middle High German meier or meiger. Ultimately from Medieval Latin maior (domus).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmaɪ̯ɐ/
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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

Derived terms

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

Further reading

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