Etymograph

English

Meyer

Meyer comes from English Meier ‘leaseholder of a manor’.

  1. English1500–presentMeier‘leaseholder of a manor’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2024Meyer

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. English1500–presentMeier‘leaseholder of a manor’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2024Meyer

Earliest quotation: 2024, Lorenzo Tondo, Trump staffer fired from Republican party for being a white : “Politico reported it had identified Luke Meyer, 24, a…”

Today it means

name A male given name from Hebrew, of Jewish usage, an alternative form of Meir.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / English Meier / Meyer