Also Romansh: Source: "Vornamen in der Schweiz. Prénoms en Suisse. I nomi in Svizzera. Prenoms in Svizra" (1993) published by the Association of Swiss registrars. Https://www.portraitarchiv.ch/portrait?page=347
Meta is also a modern term stemming from a Greek prefix meaning "among/after/beyond." Today it is used to describe something that references itself or shows awareness of its purpose, ie metadata.
In 2018, 57 is the most common age for an American (U.S.) Meta who is registered female with the Social Security Administration. It is the 5, 289th most common female first name for living U.S. citizens.
My middle name is Meta and my first name is Elise. (Elise Meta). It was my great-grandmother's first name, and I really like how rare and unique it is. I pronounce it "May-da", and I was told that it was of German origin.
Meta Golding is a Haitian-American actress. She played District 2 tribute Enobaria in the second film of the Hunger Games trilogy, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.
This is actually my name. :] My parents lived in Italy for a year and they had a friend who had this name. Mine is pronounced May-tuh. The t sounds sort of like a d. It's not like a straight 'uh' sound though, it's natural.I love my name, it's unique, and it's funny to hear people pronouce it, 'cuz then I get to correct them. ;]
I can't imagine anyone using this name with the concepts of metaphysics and what not being so common. In a way, it would be a cool name specifically because of that.