Mayer - Meaning of Mayer

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[ 2 syll. ma-yer, may-er ] The baby boy name Mayer is pronounced as MAY-er or MEY-er †. Mayer is used chiefly in the Hebrew language, and its origin is Latin and Germanic. From Germanic roots, its meaning is overseer or farmer.

In addition, Mayer is a variant of the name Magnus (English, German, and Scandinavian).

Mayer is also a variant of the name Meyer (Hebrew and Yiddish).

Mayer has 11 variants. Variants include Mahyar, Maier, Mayar, Mayeer, Mayir, Mayor, Mayur, Meier, Meir, Meyer, and Myer.

See also the related categories, latin, hebrew, farmer, and germanic (german).

Mayer is rarely used as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names. In 2018, out of the group of boy names directly linked to Mayer, Magnus was the most commonly used.

Baby names that sound like Mayer include Maier, Mayor, Meier, Myer, Ma'or, Maenar, Maenor, Maheir, Mahir, Mahyr, Mainar, Mainor, Manar, Maor, Marar, Mareo, Mari, Maria, Mario, and Maro.

† English pronunciation for Mayer: M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AY as in "side (S.AY.D)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)"