Talk:Meir (name)

Meyer vs. Meir
I wonder if it would be appropriate to move the Given name (Meyer) subsection to the article Meyer (surname) and to rename that article "Meyer (name)" with distinct sections for surnames and given names. Superficially, that seems to make sense. On the other hand, "Meyer" as a Jewish given name has a different etymology than "Meyer" as a German-language surname. Poldy Bloom (talk) 15:45, 1 December 2012 (UTC)

Loginnigol changed the first paragraph to read, "It is often Germanized or Anglicized as Mayer, Meyer, or Myer," adding the part about being Germanized. The Meyer (surname) article makes it clear that the German name "Meyer" is not the same name as the Jewish name Meyer. If there are famous German Jewish men named "Meyer" for "Meir," they should be listed.Poldy Bloom (talk) 01:31, 9 December 2012 (UTC)