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Throughout the world, Meister (Meister
, مايستر
, マイスター
, and others...) is a rare primarily boy's, but scarcely girly forename. The first name Meister is characteristic of Switzerland, where it is a rare unisex name, Austria, where it is a rare masculine name, and Iraq. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Germany, Iraq, and Peru. Predominantly, Meister is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Meister | Brazil, Switzerland, Austria, United States, Germany |
| مايستر | Iraq |
| マイスター | Japan |
| Мейстер | Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine |
| Майстер | Kazakhstan, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, Ukraine |
Meister is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Meister Eder , character in Meister Eder und sein Pumuckl; Meister Fior , the operatic character in the opera Operetka; Meister Steffen , the operatic character in the opera Hans Sachs; Meister Sólyom , the operatic character in the opera Bánk bán and Meister Stott , the operatic character in the opera Hans Sachs, among other works.