Meir

Where Meir comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Meir.

Meir through the years
  1. 1925
    Meir Shamgar born
    Israeli judge and former attorney general of Israel
  2. 1948
    Meir Shalev born
    Israeli writer
  3. 1951
    First appearance
    #3,364 among boys with 6 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  4. 2024
    Peak, #907
    258 babies named Meir, the most in any year.
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Meir Shalev · Israeli writer, 1948–2023
  • Meir Shamgar · Israeli judge and former attorney general of Israel, 1925–2019
  • Meir Grossmann · Israeli journalist, 1888–1964

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