Meta

Etymology 1
The technology conglomerate is named for its connotative evocation of the idea of the metaverse, the research tool after metascience.

Proper noun

 * , formerly Facebook, Inc. (until late 2021): an American multinational technology conglomerate holding company that is the parent organization of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, among other subsidiaries.
 * , a biomedical research discovery tool.

Etymology 2
Named after Meta Schreifer, the sister of a railroad official, from.

Proper noun

 * , a 19th century variant of Mette (=Margaret)