Mayer
German surname or Hebrew
"landlord, farmer; bringer of light"
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Updated Tue Feb 03 2026
Mayer Origin and Meaning
Variation of Meir
Popularity of the name Mayer
20 Names Similar to Mayer
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- Breck
- Lander
- Gatlin
- Beauden
- Patton
- Rogan
- Baxley
- Hadley
- Brenner
- Hanson
- Iverson
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- Toryn
- Raines
- Seaton
- Joah
- Shea
- Bray
- Albi
Famous People Named Mayer
- Mayer Hawthorne (born Andrew Mayer Cohen)American musician
- Mayer Amschel RothschildGerman founder of the Rothschild banking dynasty
- Mayer Amschel de RothschildEnglish financier; grandson of Mayer Rothschild
- Mayer Alphonse James RothschildFrench financier
- Isaac Mayer WiseAmerican Reform rabbi
- John MayerAmerican musician
The name Mayer in Pop Culture
- Oscar MayerAmerican meat company
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