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Meier
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meier
English
+ (surname)
Alternative forms
en Maier Mair Mayer Mayr Meir Meyer Meyr
Etymology
From en de Meier.
Proper noun
s
en German.
Anagrams
en eeimr emeri merie
East Central German
Alternative forms
gmw-ecg Meirer
Noun
gmw-ecg noun m
gmw-ecg Erzgebirgisch mason male or of unspecified gender
Further reading
Alte und neue Gedichte und Geschichten in erzgebirgischer Mundart, 12. Heft., P. 33
gmw-ecg Occupations People
German
Etymology
de :inh goh:meior<ety:der<la-med:maior>>
First attested as de goh meior (9th century). de gmh meier or de meiger.
Ultimately from de la-med maior (domus).
Pronunciation
de /ˈmaɪ̯ɐ/
de De-Meier.ogg
de De-Meier2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
m
de historical administrator or leaseholder of a manor
de historical independent peasant or tenant
any plant of the genus Asperula genus
Declension
m
Derived terms
de Meierei
Related terms
de Biedermeier
de Hausmeier
de Schlaumeier
Proper noun
surname
de German and Jewish occupations
Alternative forms
de Maier Mair Mayer Mayr Meijer Meyer Meyr
Related terms
de Angermeier, de Bachmeier, de Bergmeier, de Bichlmeier, de Dallmeier, de Hintermeier, de Hohlmeier, de Hülsmeier, de Maschmeyer, de Münchmeier, de Obermeier, de Obstmeier, de Ohlmeier, de Sedlmeier, de Steinmeier, de Strohmeier, de Techmeier, de Uhlmeier, de Untermeier, de Vereinsmeier, de Vilsmeier, de Waldmeier, de Wedemeier, de Zehetmeier
Further reading
de Madder family plants