Meir

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Contents 1 Name 1.1 First 1.2 Middle 1.3 Last 2 Placename 3 See also

Meir can refer to:

[edit] Name

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] Last

• Golda Meir (1898—1978), a founder of the modern State of Israel

[edit] Placename

• Meir (Antwerp), Belgium, a main shopping street
• Meir, Stoke-on-Trent, England
• Meire Grove, Minnesota, a city
• Shalom Meir tower, a building in Tel Aviv, Israel

[edit] See also

• Meyr, Meyr, Meier, Meyer, Maier, Mayer, Mair, Mayr, Mair, Myer, Von Meyer
• Myers, Meyers
• Meyerson, Myerson

• German family name etymology
• List of Jewish surnames
• m:de:Meier