Mayer
German surname or Hebrew
"landlord, farmer; bringer of light"Share
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Updated Tue Mar 26 2024
Mayer Origin and Meaning
The name Mayer is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "landlord, farmer; bringer of light".
More common -- when it was common -- with the Meyer spelling.
Mayer Popularity
- 937Unique2022
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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
Mayer in Pop Culture
- Oscar MayerAmerican meat company