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Meir is a Jewish masculine given name and an occasional surname. It means "one who shines"〔Anita Diamant, ''The New Jewish Baby Book: Names, Ceremonies, Customs: A Guide for Today's Families'' (Woodstock, VT: Jewish Lights Publishing, 1993).〕 It is often Germanized or Anglicized as Mayer, Meyer, or Myer.〔Alfred J. Kolatch, ''These Are The Names'' (New York: Jonathan David Co., 1948), p. 157 and p. 160.〕 Notable people with the name include: Given name: *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 Pa'il (1926-2015), Israeli politician and military historian *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 *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: *Elchanan Meir (born 1936), Israeli psychologist *Gideon Meir, Israeli diplomat *Golda Meir (1898–1978), a founder of the modern State of Israel, Hebraicized from Meyerson *Jessica Meir, comparative physiology researcher and aquanaut *Nati Meir (born 1955), Romanian politician ==See also== *Meyr (disambiguation) *Meyer (disambiguation) *Myer (disambiguation) *Mayer (disambiguation) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Meir」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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