Meta

See also: meta, META, metá, méta, metà, mêta, and meta-

English

Etymology 1

Named for its connotative evocation of the idea of the metaverse.

Proper noun

Meta

1. Meta Platforms, Inc., doing business as Meta, formerly called Facebook, Inc. (until late 2021); it is an American multinational technology conglomerate holding company that is the parent organization of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, among other subsidiaries.
2. Meta, a biomedical research discovery tool (2010-2022; scheduled for shutdown in 2023).

Etymology 2

Named after Meta Schreifer, the sister of a railroad official.

Proper noun

Meta

1. A city in Missouri.

Anagrams

• AEMT, ATEM, Atem, Tame, Team, Tema, mate, maté, meat, tame, team

Danish

Proper noun

Meta

1. a female given name, a 19th century variant of Mette (=Margaret)

Estonian

Proper noun

Meta

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Margaret

Related terms

• Mare, Maret, Margit, Margot, Margareeta, Meeta, Reet

German

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Meta

1. a female given name, variant of Margarete, popular in Germany around 1900

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈme.ta/, /ˈmɛ.ta/
• Rhymes: -eta, -ɛta
• Hyphenation: Mé‧ta, Mè‧ta

Proper noun

Meta f

1. A small town in Naples, Italy

Anagrams

• mate, matè, team, tema

Spanish

Proper noun

Meta ?

1. A department of Colombia

Derived terms

• metense