Meir (name)

Meir (name): Meir is a Jewish masculine given name, and an occasional surname. There are variants and alternate spellings. People with the name include:

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Rabbi Meir, Jewish sage who lived in the time of the Talmud

Meir Amit (1921—2009), Israeli general and politician

Meir Ariel, Israeli singer/songwriter

Meir Bar-Ilan (1880—1949), rabbi and Religious Zionism leader

Meir Ben Baruch (1215—1293) aka Meir of Rothenburg, a German rabbi, poet, and author

Meir Dizengoff (1861—1936), Israeli politician

Meir Har-Zion, Israeli commando fighter

Meir Kahane (1932—1990), rabbi and political activist

Meir Lublin (1558—1616), Polish rabbi, Talmudist and Posek

Meir Nitzan, the mayor of Rishon-LeZion, Israel

Meir Shalev, Israeli writer

Meir Shamgar (born 1925), Israeli President of the Israeli Supreme Court

Meir Shapiro (1887—1933), Hasidic Rabbi and creator of the Daf Yomi

Meir Simcha of Dvinsk (1843—1926), rabbi and leader of Orthodox Judaism in Eastern Europe

Meir Zorea (1923—1995), Israeli general and politician

Meir Sheetrit, a current Israeli Knesset member for the Kadima party

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Yisrael Meir Kagan (1838—1933), Polish rabbi, Halakhist and ethicist

Yisrael Meir Lau, the Chief Rabbi of Tel Aviv, Israel

Yitzchak Meir Alter (1798(?)—1866), Polish rabbi and founder of the Ger (Hasidic dynasty) within Hasidic Judaism

Surname

Golda Meir (1898—1978), a founder of the modern State of Israel and one of its first Prime Ministers

Jessica Meir, comparative physiology researcher and aquanaut

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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

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Meir — (name) is a Jewish given name and surname. Meir can also refer to: In places: Meir Park, Tel Aviv, a public park Meir, Egypt Meir, Staffordshire, England Meire Grove, Minnesota, USA People: Meir Amit (1921–2009), Israeli politician and general… … Wikipedia
Meir Simcha of Dvinsk — Born 1843 (1843) Butrimonys, Lithuania Died 1926 (1927) … Wikipedia
MEIR BEN BARUCH OF ROTHENBURG — (c. 1215–1293), teacher, scholar, tosafist, and supreme arbiter in ritual, legal, and community matters in Germany. He was born in Worms into a family of scholars, many members of which were important leaders in the communities of Germany. In his … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Meir Dizengoff — (Hebrew: מאיר דיזנגוף‎, Russian: Меер Янкелевич Дизенгоф, 25 February 1861 23 September 1936) was a Zionist politician and the first mayor of Tel Aviv. Contents … Wikipedia
Meir Finkelstein — Birth name Meir Finkelstein Born 1951 Israel Genres Contemporary Jewish Liturgical Music Occupations Hazzan Years active … Wikipedia
Meir Shapiro — Full name Yehudah Meir Shapiro Main work Ohr HaMeir, Imrei Da as Born 1887 03 03 Suczawa Buried … Wikipedia
Meir Shamgar — Native name מאיר שמגר Born August 13, 1925 (1925 08 13) (age 86) The Free City of Danz … Wikipedia
Meir Dagan — Birth name Meir Hubermann Born January 30, 1945 (1945 01 30) … Wikipedia
MEIR — (second century C.E.), tanna, one of the leaders of the post Bar Kokhba generation. Essentially a halakhist, he played a decisive part in the development of the mishnah . His main teacher was akiva , by whom he was apparently ordained (TJ, Sanh.… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Meir Max Bineth — (Max Bennett) (27 June 1917 21 December 1954) was a Lieutenant Colonel in the Israeli Intelligence [1] Biography Born in Hungary, he grew up in Köln, Germany from 1919 until 1935, when he and his parents … Wikipedia

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