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! — wolfgangth
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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