Reference meaning
Meyer
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A male given name from Hebrew, of Jewish usage, an alternative form of Meir.
Other meanings
2. proper noun
A surname.
3. proper noun
A surname from German [in turn originating as an occupation] from Middle High German meier (“bailiff”).
4. proper noun
An Ashkenazi surname from Yiddish [in turn originating as a patronymic].
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