Meir

Name

First

• Rabbi Meir, the famous Jewish sage who lived in the time of the Talmud
• Meir Ariel, an Israeli singer/songwriter
• Meir Bar-Ilan (1880—1949), a rabbi and Religious Zionism leader
• Meir Ben Baruch (1215—1293) aka Meir of Rothenburg, a German rabbi, poet, and author
• Meir Dizengoff (1861—1936) , an Israeli politician
• Meir Har-Zion, an Israeli commando fighter
• Meir Kahane (1932—1990), a rabbi and political activist
• Meir Lublin (1558—1616), a Polish rabbi, Talmudist and Posek
• Meir Nitzan, the mayor of Rishon-LeZion, Israel
• Meir Shalev, an Israeli writer
• Meir Shapiro (1887—1933), a Hasidic Rabbi and creator of the Daf Yomi
• Meir Simcha of Dvinsk (1843—1926), a rabbi and leader of Orthodox Judaism in Eastern Europe
• Meir Zorea (1923—1995), a general in the Israel Defense Forces and Israeli politician
• Meir Sheetrit, a current Israeli Knesset member for the Kadima party

Middle

• Yisrael Meir Kagan (1838—1933), a Polish rabbi, Halakhist and ethicist
• Yisrael Meir Lau, the Chief Rabbi of the city of Tel Aviv, Israel
• Yitzchak Meir Alter (1798(?)—1866), a Polish rabbi and founder of the Ger (Hasidic dynasty) within Hasidic Judaism

Last

• Golda Meir (1898—1978), a founder of the modern State of Israel and one of the first Prime Ministers of Israel. She also served as Minister of Labor, 1949-1956; Foreign Affairs Minister of Israel, 1956-1966, Leader of the Alignment, 1969–1974, and Minister of Justice.

Places

• Meir (Antwerp), Belgium, a main shopping street
• Meir, Egypt is a village and an important archeological site in Egypt
• Meir, Staffordshire, England
• Meire Grove, Minnesota, a city
• Shalom Meir tower, a building in Tel Aviv, Israel

See also

• Meyr, Meier, Meyer, Maier, Mayer, Mair, Mayr, Mair, Mier, Myer, Von Meyer,
• Myers, Meyers
• Meyerson, Myerson
• German family name etymology
• List of Jewish surnames