Meier
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See also: meier
English
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Etymology
Proper noun
Meier (plural Meiers)
- A surname from German.
Anagrams
East Central German
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Noun
Meier m
- (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
Noun
Meier m (strong, genitive Meiers, plural Meier)
- (historical) administrator or leaseholder of a manor
- (historical) independent peasant or tenant
- any plant of the genus Asperula
Declension
Declension of Meier
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Proper noun
Meier m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Meiers or (with an article) Meier, feminine genitive Meier, plural Meiers or Meier)
- a German and Jewish surname originating as an occupation
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- Angermeier, Bachmeier, Bergmeier, Bichlmeier, Dallmeier, Hintermeier, Hohlmeier, Hülsmeier, Maschmeyer, Münchmeier, Obermeier, Obstmeier, Ohlmeier, Sedlmeier, Steinmeier, Strohmeier, Techmeier, Uhlmeier, Untermeier, Vilsmeier, Waldmeier, Wedemeier, Zehetmeier