Meier
See also: meier
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Meier (plural Meiers)
- A surname from German.
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Meier m
- (Erzgebirgisch) mason (male or of unspecified gender)
Further reading edit
- Alte und neue Gedichte und Geschichten in erzgebirgischer Mundart, 12. Heft., P. 33
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Etymology edit
First attested as Old High German meior (9th century). Middle High German meier or meiger. Ultimately from Medieval Latin maior (domus).
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Noun edit
Meier m (strong, genitive Meiers, plural Meier)
- (historical) administrator or leaseholder of a manor
- (historical) independent peasant or tenant
- any plant of the genus Asperula
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Declension of Meier [masculine, strong]
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Meier m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Meiers or (with an article) Meier, feminine genitive Meier, plural Meiers or Meier)
- a German and Jewish surname originating as an occupation
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- Angermeier, Bachmeier, Bergmeier, Bichlmeier, Dallmeier, Hintermeier, Hohlmeier, Hülsmeier, Maschmeyer, Münchmeier, Obermeier, Obstmeier, Ohlmeier, Sedlmeier, Steinmeier, Strohmeier, Techmeier, Uhlmeier, Untermeier, Vilsmeier, Waldmeier, Wedemeier, Zehetmeier