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'''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 (name)|Mayer]], [[Mayr]], [[Meier (surname)|Meier]], [[Meyer (disambiguation)|Meyer]], [[Meijer (surname)|Meijer]], Italianized as Miagro, or Anglicized as [[Mayer (name)|Mayer]], [[Meyer (surname)|Meyer]], or [[Myer (name)|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:<br />
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'''Given name:'''<br />
*[[Rabbi Meir]], Jewish sage who lived in the time of the [[Mishna]]<br />
*[[Meir Amit]] (1921–2009), Israeli general and politician<br />
*[[Meir Ariel]] (1942–1999), Israeli singer/songwriter<br />
*[[Meir Bar-Ilan]] (1880–1949), rabbi and Religious Zionism leader <br />
*Meir Ben Baruch (1215–1293) aka [[Meir of Rothenburg]], a German rabbi, poet, and author<br />
*[[Meir Daloya]] (born 1956), Olympic weightlifter<br />
*[[Meir Dizengoff]] (1861–1936), Israeli politician<br />
*[[Meir Har-Zion]] (1934–2014), Israeli commando fighter<br />
*[[Meir Dagan]] (1945–2016), [[Mossad]] chief<br />
*[[Meir Kahane]] (1932–1990), rabbi and political activist<br />
*[[Meir Lublin]] (1558–1616), Polish rabbi, Talmudist and Posek<br />
*[[Meir Nitzan]] (born 1931), the mayor of Rishon-LeZion, Israel<br />
*[[Meir Pa'il]] (1926–2015), Israeli politician and military historian<br />
*[[Meir Shalev]] (1948–2023), Israeli writer<br />
*[[Meir Shamgar]] (1925–2019), Israeli President of the Israeli Supreme Court<br />
*[[Meir Shapiro]] (1887–1933), Hasidic Rabbi and creator of the Daf Yomi<br />
*[[Meir Simcha of Dvinsk]] (1843–1926), rabbi and leader of Orthodox Judaism in Eastern Europe<br />
*[[Meir Zorea]] (1923–1995), Israeli general and politician<br />
*[[Meir Sheetrit]] (born 1948), a current Israeli Knesset member for the Kadima party<br />
*[[Meir Talmi]] (1909–1994), Israeli politician<br />
* [[Meir Tamari]] (1927–2021), South African-Israeli economist<br />
* [[Meir Tapiro]] (born 1975), Israeli basketball player, and current CEO of [[Ironi Nes Ziona B.C.|Ironi Nes Ziona]]<br />
* [[Meir Teomi]] (1898–1947), Ukrainian actor<br />
* [[Meir Teper]], American film producer and businessman<br />
*[[Meir Tobianski]] (1904–1948), Israeli officer wrongly executed as a traitor<br />
*[[Israel Meir Kagan]] (1838–1933), Polish rabbi, Halakhist and ethicist<br />
*[[Yisrael Meir Lau]] (born 1937), the Chief Rabbi of Tel Aviv, Israel <br />
*[[Yitzchak Meir Alter]] (1799–1866), Polish rabbi and founder of the Ger (Hasidic dynasty) within Hasidic Judaism<br />
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'''Surname:'''<br />
*[[Elchanan Meir]] (1936–2014), Israeli psychologist<br />
*[[Gideon Meir]] (1947–2021), Israeli diplomat<br />
*[[Golda Meir]] (1898–1978), a founder of the modern State of Israel, Hebraicized from Meyerson<br />
*[[Jessica Meir]] (born 1977), comparative physiology researcher, astronaut, and aquanaut<br />
*[[Nati Meir]] (born 1955), Romanian politician<br />
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'''Localities'''<br />
*[[Meir, Antwerp]], shopping street in Antwerp, Belgium<br />
*[[Meir, Egypt]]<br />
*[[Meir, Staffordshire]]<br />
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==See also==<br />
*{{intitle|meir}}<br />
*[[Meyr (disambiguation)]]<br />
*[[Meyer (disambiguation)]]<br />
*[[Myer (disambiguation)]]<br />
*[[Mayer (disambiguation)]]<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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[[Category:Jewish masculine given names]]<br />
[[Category:Masculine given names]]<br />
[[Category:Surnames of Jewish origin]]<br />
[[Category:Hebrew masculine given names]]<br />
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