Maier - name meaning and origin

The boy's name Maier \maier\ is a variant of Mayer (German, Hebrew, Latin), and the meaning of Maier is "farmer; bright, shining; larger".

The baby name Maier sounds like Meier, Mayor, Mareo, Marr, Mar, Myer, Meyer, Meir, Mayeer and Muir. Other similar baby names are Majer, Gair, Gaer, Jair, Mace, Macey, Maceo, Magee, Mahir, Major, Makar, Marek, Mather, Maither, Mateo, Mazor and Miner.

Maier is a very rare male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Maier. Compare Maier with related baby names.