Meyer is a
German
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* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
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surname
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community.
Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...
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Nobiliary particle "von" (of). Notable people sharing this surname include:
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Christian Erich Hermann von Meyer
Christian Erich Hermann von Meyer (3 September 1801 – 2 April 1869), known as Hermann von Meyer, was a German palaeontologist. He was awarded the 1858 Wollaston medal by the Geological Society of London.
Life
He was born at Frankfurt am Ma ...
(1801–1869), German palaeontologist, see
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Gustav Ritter von Meyer (1834-1909), Bavarian politician, see
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Carl Anton von Meyer Carl Anton von Meyer (in Russian: Карл Анто́нович фон Ме́йер, ''Karl Antonovich von Meyer'') (1 April 1795 – 24 February 1855) was a German, Russified botanist and explorer.
Meyer was born in Vitebsk. He received his educa ...
(1795-1855), Russian botanist and explorer
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Meyer (disambiguation) Meyer may refer to:
People
* Meyer (surname), listing people so named
*Meyer (name), a list of people and fictional characters with the name
Companies
* Meyer Burger, a Swiss mechanical engineering company
* Meyer Corporation
* Meyer Sound Labor ...
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Meyer (surname)
The surname Meyer is an English, Dutch, German, and Jewish surname. With its numerous variants (Myer, Meyr, Meier, Meijer, Mayer, Maier, Mayr, Mair etc., though not all instances of these names are necessarily cognate), it is the most common ...
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Myer (disambiguation) Myer is a department store that operates Australia-wide.
Myer may refer to:
* Myer (name)
* Myer Centre, Adelaide, a building in Adelaide
* Myer Centre, Brisbane, a shopping centre in Brisbane
* Myer House (disambiguation), several houses in the ...
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Meyr (disambiguation) Meyr may refer to:
*Meyr (surname) Meyr is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Melchior Meyr, German poet, novelist and philosopher
* Wilhelm Meyr, Jesuit missionary, died at sea in 1699 or 1700 during a voyage with Johann Ernst ...
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Meier Meier may refer to:
People
* Meier, Annemarie Sylvia, German chess master
* Meier, Armin, Swiss cyclist
* Meier, Armin (actor), German actor
* Meier, Barbara, German model, most known for winning the third cycle of ''Germany's Next Topmodel' ...
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Meir (disambiguation) Meir is a Jewish given name and surname.
Meir may also refer to:
Places
* Meir (Antwerp), Belgium, the city's pre-eminent shopping street
* Meir Park, Tel Aviv, a public park
* Meir, Egypt , a village in Upper Egypt
* Meir, Staffordshire, England, ...
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Mayer (disambiguation) Mayer may refer to:
*Mayer (name)
Places
* C. Mayer (crater), named after Christian Mayer
* Mayer, Syria
* Mayer, Arizona, United States
* Mayer, Minnesota, United States
* Mayersville, Mississippi, United States
* Mayerthorpe, Alberta, Canada ...
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Maier Maier is a surname of German origin.
It is a variant spelling of the more usual "Meyer", which is cognate with the English word "mayor", but with a different meaning.
Individuals with the surname include:
* Anneliese Maier (1905–1971), Ger ...
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Mayr
Mayr is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Andrea Mayr (born 1979), Austrian female long-distance runner
* Ernst Mayr (1904–2005), German American evolutionary biologist
* Georg Mayr (1564–1623), Bavarian Jesuit pri ...
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Mair (disambiguation)
Mair may refer to:
People
* Mair (surname)
*Mair von Landshut, late 15th-century German engraver.
* Welsh given name (pronounced ) meaning Mary
Other uses
* Mair, Egypt
* Mair caste, a Punjab tribe
* the Mers or Mairs, an ethnic group in Weste ...
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Meyers
Meyers is a surname of English origin; many branches of the Meyers family trace their origins to Anglo-Saxon England. The name is derived from the Old French name ''Maire'', meaning "mayor", or an officer in charge of legal matters. The English ...
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Myers
Myers as a surname has several possible origins, e.g. Old French ("physician"), Old English ("mayor"), and Old Norse ("marsh").
People
*Abram F. Myers (born 1889), chair of the Federal Trade Commission and later general counsel and board chai ...
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