Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

meyer

/ˈmaɪə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.69 in modern English

Syllables: mey-er
IPA: /ˈmaɪə(ɹ)/

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A male given name from Hebrew, of Jewish usage, an alternative form of Meir.

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A locale in the United States.

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A locale in the United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Politico reported it had identified Luke Meyer, 24, a Pennsylvania-based field staffer who worked for five months for the former president, as the online white nationalist who used the pseudonym Alberto Barbarossa. […] After being presented with evidence by Politico linking him to the Barbarossa alias, Meyer admitted the connection and confessed that he had been concealing his online identity from fellow members of Trump Force 47, the arm of the Trump campaign overseeing volunteer mobilisation efforts."
"In late 2023, police chief Dan Meyer sent a letter to President Joe Biden and others pleading for assistance in response to a “rapid increase” in immigrants arriving to the city."

Etymology

* As a German and Alemannic German surname, from the noun Meier (“leaseholder of a manor”). Compare Maier, Mayer, Meier, Myer. * As a Jewish surname, from Yiddish מאיר (mir). Compare Majer, Major, Mayor, Meir. * As a Dutch/West Flemish surname, variant of Meijer.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: -, מאיר

Usage

Inflected Forms

Meyers (plural)

Derived Forms

Meyerian Meyerland

Phrases

Meyer-Schwickerath's syndrome Say-Meyer syndrome Urban-Rogers-Meyer syndrome

Homonyms

Mayer mire

Rhymes With

fire higher entire prior require desire wire hire acquire buyer tire liar

Questions

How do you pronounce meyer?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmaɪə(ɹ)/.
What does meyer mean?: A male given name from Hebrew, of Jewish usage, an alternative form of Meir.
Where does meyer come from?: It is traced to German.

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