Name: Meir
Gender: Male
Usage: Meir, of hebrew origin, is a popular first name. It is more often used as a boy (male) name.
People having the name Meir are in general originating from France, Israel, United States of America.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Meir is: He who illuminates, One who shines.
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Numerology of the first name Meir: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 9. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: humanitarian, self-sacrificing, idealistic, giving, altruist, devoted, romantic.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Compassionate, Idealistic
Ruling planet: Mars
Colors: Red
Gemstones: Bloodstone
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The name Meir is ranked on the 8,209th position of the most used names. It means that this name is commonly used.
We estimate that there are at least 32700 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.001% of the population. The name Meir has four characters. It means that it is relatively short-length, compared to the other names in our database.
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History and Origin
Meir is a Jewish masculine given name and an occasional surname. It means "one who shines" It is often Germanized or Anglicized as Mayer, Meyer, or Myer. Notable people with the name include:
Given name:
- Rabbi Meir, Jewish sage who lived in the time of the Talmud
- Meir Amit (1921–2009), Israeli general and politician
- Meir Ariel, 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 Dizengoff (1861–1936), Israeli politician
- Meir Har-Zion, Israeli commando fighter
- Meir Kahane (1932–1990), rabbi and political activist
- Meir Lublin (1558–1616), Polish rabbi, Talmudist and Posek
- Meir Nitzan, the mayor of Rishon-LeZion, Israel
- Meir Shalev, Israeli writer
- Meir Shamgar (born 1925), 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, a current Israeli Knesset member for the Kadima party
- Yisrael Meir Kagan (1838–1933), Polish rabbi, Halakhist and ethicist
- Yisrael Meir Lau, the Chief Rabbi of Tel Aviv, Israel
- Yitzchak Meir Alter (1798(?)–1866), Polish rabbi and founder of the Ger (Hasidic dynasty) within Hasidic Judaism
Surname:
- Elchanan Meir (born 1936), Israeli psychologist
- Gideon Meir, Israeli diplomat
- Golda Meir (1898–1978), a founder of the modern State of Israel, Hebraicized from Meyerson
- Jessica Meir, comparative physiology researcher and aquanaut
- Nati Meir (born 1955), Romanian politician
Jewish: traditional name, meaning ‘giving light’ in Hebrew.
Variants: Meier, Meyer, Myer, Maier, Mayr (generally assimilations to German surname forms).
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