Mayer - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Mayer \ma-yer\ is pronounced MYE-er. It is of German, Hebrew and Latin origin, and its meaning is "farmer; bright, shining; larger". Latin version of Major. Banker Mayer Rothschild.

Mayer has 4 variant forms: Maier, Meir, Meyer and Myer.

Baby names that sound like Mayer are Mayor and Mayeer.

Mayer 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 Mayer. Click here to compare Mayer with related baby names.