# Meir

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'''Meir''' ({{langx|he|מֵאִיר}}) is a [Jewish](/source/Jewish) [male](/source/male) [given name](/source/given_name) and an occasional [surname](/source/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](/source/Maier), [Mayer](/source/Mayer_(name)), [Mayr](/source/Mayr), [Meier](/source/Meier_(surname)), [Meyer](/source/Meyer_(disambiguation)), [Meijer](/source/Meijer_(surname)), Italianized as Miagro, or Anglicized as [Mayer](/source/Mayer_(name)), [Meyer](/source/Meyer_(surname)), or [Myer](/source/Myer_(name)).<ref>[Alfred J. Kolatch](/source/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](/source/Rabbi_Meir), Jewish sage who lived in the time of the [Mishna](/source/Mishna)
*Jacob ben Meir, known as [Rabbeinu Tam](/source/Rabbeinu_Tam) (1100–1171), renowned Ashkenazi rabbi, French Tosafist, and leading halakhic authority in his generation
*[Meir Amit](/source/Meir_Amit) (1921–2009), Israeli general and politician
*[Meir Ariel](/source/Meir_Ariel) (1942–1999), Israeli singer/songwriter
*[Meir Bar-Ilan](/source/Meir_Bar-Ilan) (1880–1949), rabbi and Religious Zionism leader 
*Meir Ben Baruch (1215–1293) aka [Meir of Rothenburg](/source/Meir_of_Rothenburg), a German rabbi, poet, and author
*[Meir Daloya](/source/Meir_Daloya) (1956–2024), Olympic weightlifter
*[Meir Dizengoff](/source/Meir_Dizengoff) (1861–1936), Israeli politician
*[Meir Har-Zion](/source/Meir_Har-Zion) (1934–2014), Israeli commando fighter
*[Meir Dagan](/source/Meir_Dagan) (1945–2016), [Mossad](/source/Mossad) chief
*[Meir Kahane](/source/Meir_Kahane) (1932–1990), rabbi and political activist
*[Meir Lublin](/source/Meir_Lublin) (1558–1616), Polish rabbi, Talmudist and Posek
*[Meir Nitzan](/source/Meir_Nitzan) (1931–2025), the mayor of Rishon-LeZion, Israel
*[Meir Pa'il](/source/Meir_Pa'il) (1926–2015), Israeli politician and military historian
*[Meir Shalev](/source/Meir_Shalev) (1948–2023), Israeli writer
*[Meir Shamgar](/source/Meir_Shamgar) (1925–2019), Israeli President of the Israeli Supreme Court
*[Meir Shapiro](/source/Meir_Shapiro) (1887–1933), Hasidic Rabbi and creator of the Daf Yomi
*[Meir Simcha of Dvinsk](/source/Meir_Simcha_of_Dvinsk) (1843–1926), rabbi and leader of Orthodox Judaism in Eastern Europe
*[Meir Zorea](/source/Meir_Zorea) (1923–1995), Israeli general and politician
*[Meir Sheetrit](/source/Meir_Sheetrit) (born 1948), a current Israeli Knesset member for the Kadima party
*[Meir Talmi](/source/Meir_Talmi) (1909–1994), Israeli politician
* [Meir Tamari](/source/Meir_Tamari) (1927–2021), South African-Israeli economist
* [Meir Tapiro](/source/Meir_Tapiro) (born 1975), Israeli basketball player, and current CEO of [Ironi Nes Ziona](/source/Ironi_Nes_Ziona_B.C.)
* [Meir Teomi](/source/Meir_Teomi) (1898–1947), Ukrainian actor
* [Meir Teper](/source/Meir_Teper), American film producer and businessman
*[Meir Tobianski](/source/Meir_Tobianski) (1904–1948), Israeli officer wrongly executed as a traitor
*[Israel Meir Kagan](/source/Israel_Meir_Kagan) (1838–1933), Polish rabbi, Halakhist and ethicist
*[Yisrael Meir Lau](/source/Yisrael_Meir_Lau) (born 1937), the Chief Rabbi of Tel Aviv, Israel 
*[Yitzchak Meir Alter](/source/Yitzchak_Meir_Alter) (1799–1866), Polish rabbi and founder of the Ger (Hasidic dynasty) within Hasidic Judaism

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

'''Localities'''
*[Meir, Antwerp](/source/Meir%2C_Antwerp), shopping street in Antwerp, Belgium
*[Meir, Egypt](/source/Meir%2C_Egypt)
*[Meir, Staffordshire](/source/Meir%2C_Staffordshire)

==See also==
*{{intitle|meir}}
*[Meyr (disambiguation)](/source/Meyr_(disambiguation))
*[Meyer (disambiguation)](/source/Meyer_(disambiguation))
*[Myer (disambiguation)](/source/Myer_(disambiguation))
*[Mayer (disambiguation)](/source/Mayer_(disambiguation))

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

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