Meta is both a surname and a female given name.
Notable people with the name include:
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Surname
Beqir Meta (born 1957), Albanian historian
Gjergj Meta (born 1976), Albanian Roman Catholic bishop
Ilir Meta (born 1969), Albanian politician, president (2017–2022)
Kenichiro Meta (born 1982), Japanese footballer
Ermal Meta (born 1981), Italian singer-songwriter
Given name
Meta Brevoort (1825–1876), American mountain climber
Meta Davis Cumberbatch (1900–1978), Bahamian activist, pianist and poet
Meta Elste-Neumann (1919–2010), German-American gymnast
Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller (1877–1968), American painter, poet and sculptor
Meta Given (1888–1981), American nutritionist and cookbook writer
Meta Golding (born 1971), American actress and figure skater
Meta Heusser-Schweizer (1797–1876), Swiss poet
Meta Luts (1905–1958), Estonian actress
Meta Mayne Reid (1905–1991), Northern Irish children's writer
Meta Orred (1845/1846–1925), Scottish writer
Meta Ramsay, Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale (1936–2026), British politician, diplomat and spy
Meta Seinemeyer (1895–1929), German opera singer
Margaret Tuke (1862–1947), British academic and educator
Meta Vannas (1924–2003), Soviet Estonian politician
Meta Vidmar (1899–1975), Slovene dancer