Meyer
A male given name from Hebrew, of Jewish usage, an alternative form of MeirA male given name from Hebrew, of Jewish usage, an alternative form of Meir.
» The study by Meyer and his colleagues was unusual.
Meaning
9 senses(countable)A male given name from Hebrew, of Jewish usage, an alternative form of Meir.
(countable)A surname.
A surname.
(countable, uncountable)A surname from German [in turn originating as an occupation] from Middle High German meier (“bailiff”).
(countable, uncountable)An Ashkenazi surname from Yiddish [in turn originating as a patronymic].
(countable, uncountable)An English surname originating as an occupation, an alternative form of Mayer.
(countable, uncountable)A surname from Danish.
A locale in the United States.
(countable, uncountable)A census-designated place in Iowa.
(countable, uncountable)An unincorporated community in Adams County, Illinois.
(countable, uncountable)An unincorporated community in Franklin County, Illinois.
Examples
6 sentencesThe study by Meyer and his colleagues was unusual.
Meyer Lansky and Bugsy Siegel were famous Jewish gangsters.
Meyer Lansky was a Jewish mobster and close associate of "Lucky" Luciano.
Mrs. Meyer is so pretty.
deFrau Meyer ist ja so hübsch!
The character of Hyman Roth from The Godfather Part II was based on Meyer Lansky.
Origin
* As a German and Alemannic German surname, from the noun Meier (“leaseholder of a manor”)* As a German and Alemannic German surname, from the noun Meier (“leaseholder of a manor”). Compare Maier, Mayer, Meier, Myer.
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