# Meyer

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈmaɪə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #11,417

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Hebrew, of Jewish usage, an alternative form of Meir.
2. A surname.
3. A surname.
4. A surname.
5. A surname.
6. A surname.
7. A locale in the United States.
8. A locale in the United States.
9. A locale in the United States.

## Etymology
* As a German and Alemannic German surname, from the noun Meier (“leaseholder of a manor”). Compare Maier, Mayer, Meier, Myer.
* As a Jewish surname, from Yiddish מאיר (mir). Compare Majer, Major, Mayor, Meir.
* As a Dutch/West Flemish surname, variant of Meijer.

## Easily confused with
- **Myer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meyer-vs-myer)
- **Myers** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meyer-vs-myers)
- **miner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meyer-vs-miner)
- **Mixer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meyer-vs-mixer)
- **mover** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meyer-vs-mover)
- **mower** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meyer-vs-mower)
- **moser** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meyer-vs-moser)
- **miser** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meyer-vs-miser)
- **mer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mer-vs-meyer)
- **mee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mee-vs-meyer)
- **meet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meet-vs-meyer)
- **mere** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mere-vs-meyer)
- **meme** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meme-vs-meyer)
- **meek** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meek-vs-meyer)
- **Meir** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meir-vs-meyer)
- **meer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meer-vs-meyer)
- **Mehr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mehr-vs-meyer)
- **mayor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mayor-vs-meyer)
- **maker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maker-vs-meyer)
- **meter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meter-vs-meyer)

## Common misspellings (7)
`emyer`, `meeyr`, `meyerr`, `meyre`, `meyyer`, `mmeyer`, `myeer`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/meyer