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What does Mayer mean?
Mayer 
as a boys' name is pronounced MYE-er. It is of German, Hebrew and Latin origin, and the meaning of Mayer is "farmer; bright, shining; larger". Latin version of Major. Banker Mayer Rothschild.
ASSOCIATED WITH farmer
Variations
VARIANTS Maier, Meir, Meyer▼, Myer
RELATED FORMS VIA MAJOR Majer, Mayor
CREATIVE FORMS(male) Macer, ..
(female) Mayeri, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Mayer Jules (M.J.), ..
How popular is Mayer?
Mayer is a rare given name for males but a very popular surname for all people (#803 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Which version is better?
Major (#350 IN RECENT RANKINGS), Meir (#1094), Meyer and Myer are the prominent related forms of Mayer (OUTSIDE TOP 2000) appearing in the Top 2000. Other variants, like Mayor, are seldom used. Usage of these relations of Mayer was more pronounced in the year 2017 (ADOPTION OF 0.1%) and has remained as widespread to this day (ADOPTION 0.1%, 6% LESS), but with the form Meyer becoming less fashionable. Major has been the overall favorite. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Similar Names
Mayer is pronounced similarly to Mar, Mar-, Marr, Mayeer, Meier, More and Muir. Other recommended sound-alike names are Baker▲, Bayler, Dayner, Dwyer, Dyer, Faber, Fajer, Fryer, Gaer, Gayler, Gayner, Hayder, Jader, Lawyer, Lazer, Mace, Maceo, Macey, Magee, Mahir, Majed, Makar, Malek, Marek, Mareo, Marmer, Mateo▲, Mather, Maxey, Maybery (see Mabry), Mayes, Mayhew, Mayne, Maynor, Mayo, Mays, Mazor, Miner, Nader, Naser, Rafer, Rayder, Rayner, Royer, Saber, Sawyer▲, Sayer, Taber, Tayber, Tayler and Thayer. Like Mayer, these names are not commonly used.
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