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Myer
Myer (name) means a surname, and occasionally a male given name, of English or German origin. Example: “Myer is a well-known department store chain in Australia named after its founder.”
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A surname, and occasionally a male given name, of English or German origin.
"Myer is a well-known department store chain in Australia named after its founder."
How to use Myer
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA family name, also recognisable as the name of a major Australian retail chain.
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Etymology
As an English surname, often traced to an old word for a physician or to a topographic term for marshland; as a German surname, it is an anglicized form of Meyer or Mayer.
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What does “Myer” mean?
The word “Myer” means a surname, and occasionally a male given name, of English or German origin. In plain terms, a family name, also recognisable as the name of a major Australian retail chain.
How do you use “Myer” in a sentence?
Here is “Myer” used in a sentence: “Myer is a well-known department store chain in Australia named after its founder.”
What part of speech is “Myer”?
“Myer” is a name.
Where does the word “Myer” come from?
The word “Myer” comes from German. As an English surname, often traced to an old word for a physician or to a topographic term for marshland; as a German surname, it is an anglicized form of Meyer or Mayer.
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