Meire as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Meire

What is the meaning of the name Meire ?

The baby name Meire is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Portuguese (Brazilian): /ˈmej.ɾi/ (MEY-ree); English approximation: /ˈmeɪrə/ (MAY-ruh).

Meire is Portuguese in Origin.

Meire is a feminine given name chiefly used in Portuguese-speaking Brazil. It is often linked to the Hebrew Meir/Meira, from the verb he'ir “to give light,” yielding the meaning “one who shines” or “bringing light.” In Brazilian Portuguese the final -e produces a soft, two-syllable form (MAY-re), which likely encouraged its adoption alongside other modern, vowel-final names.

Documented in Brazil from the mid-20th century, Meire shows modest, steady use rather than mass popularity, and is far rarer in Iberia or elsewhere. Spelling variants and close forms include Meyre, Meiry, Meiri, and Meira (the straightforward Hebrew feminine); the masculine counterpart is Meir. Diminutives such as Mé, Mei, and Meirinha appear in colloquial speech. Outside Lusophone contexts, Meire also occurs as a surname in Dutch and Flemish settings, but as a given name it remains distinctly Brazilian.