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{{otheruses}} '''Meir''' ({{langx|he|מֵאִיר}}) is a Jewish male given name and an occasional surname. It means "one who shines".<ref>Anita Diamant, ''The New Jewish Baby Book: Names, Ceremonies, Customs: A Guide for Today's Families'' (Woodstock, VT: Jewish Lights Publishing, 1993).</ref> It is often Germanized as Maier, Mayer, Mayr, Meier, Meyer, Meijer, Italianized as Miagro, or Anglicized as Mayer, Meyer, or Myer.<ref>Alfred J. Kolatch, ''These Are The Names'' (New York: Jonathan David Co., 1948), pp. 157, 160.</ref> Notable people with the name include:

'''Given name:''' *Rabbi Meir, Jewish sage who lived in the time of the Mishna *Jacob ben Meir, known as Rabbeinu Tam (1100–1171), renowned Ashkenazi rabbi, French Tosafist, and leading halakhic authority in his generation *Meir Amit (1921–2009), Israeli general and politician *Meir Ariel (1942–1999), 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 Daloya (1956–2024), Olympic weightlifter *Meir Dizengoff (1861–1936), Israeli politician *Meir Har-Zion (1934–2014), Israeli commando fighter *Meir Dagan (1945–2016), Mossad chief *Meir Kahane (1932–1990), rabbi and political activist *Meir Lublin (1558–1616), Polish rabbi, Talmudist and Posek *Meir Nitzan (1931–2025), the mayor of Rishon-LeZion, Israel *Meir Pa'il (1926–2015), Israeli politician and military historian *Meir Shalev (1948–2023), Israeli writer *Meir Shamgar (1925–2019), 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 (born 1948), a current Israeli Knesset member for the Kadima party *Meir Talmi (1909–1994), Israeli politician * Meir Tamari (1927–2021), South African-Israeli economist * Meir Tapiro (born 1975), Israeli basketball player, and current CEO of Ironi Nes Ziona * Meir Teomi (1898–1947), Ukrainian actor * Meir Teper, American film producer and businessman *Meir Tobianski (1904–1948), Israeli officer wrongly executed as a traitor *Israel Meir Kagan (1838–1933), Polish rabbi, Halakhist and ethicist *Yisrael Meir Lau (born 1937), the Chief Rabbi of Tel Aviv, Israel *Yitzchak Meir Alter (1799–1866), Polish rabbi and founder of the Ger (Hasidic dynasty) within Hasidic Judaism

'''Surname:''' *Elchanan Meir (1936–2014), Israeli psychologist *Eric Van Meir (born 1968), Belgian football manager *Gideon Meir (1947–2021), Israeli diplomat *Golda Meir (1898–1978), a founder of the modern State of Israel, Hebraicized from Meyerson *Irit Meir (1957–2018), Israeli linguist *Jessica Meir (born 1977), comparative physiology researcher, astronaut, and aquanaut *Nati Meir (born 1955), Romanian politician *Rami Meir (1962–2023), Soviet-born Israeli artist *Yaakov Meir (1856–1939), Orthodox rabbi *Yigal Meir (born 1957), Israeli theoretical physicist

'''Localities''' *Meir, Antwerp, shopping street in Antwerp, Belgium *Meir, Egypt *Meir, Staffordshire

==See also== *{{intitle|meir}} *Meyr (disambiguation) *Meyer (disambiguation) *Myer (disambiguation) *Mayer (disambiguation)

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Category:Jewish masculine given names Category:Masculine given names Category:Surnames of Jewish origin Category:Hebrew masculine given names