Meyer (surname)
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Meyer Definition: From the Middle High German word "meiger," meaning "higher or superior," often used for stewards of landholders or great farmers or leaseholders - today a Meier is a dairy farmer. Meier
and Meyer are used more often in Northern Germany, while Maier
and Mayer
are found more frequently in Southern Germany.
Meier
- People :* Meier, Carl A., a Swiss psychiatrist, Jungian Psychologist* Meier, Barbara, German model, most known for winning the third cycle of Germany's Next Topmodel* Meier, Bernd, German football goalkeeper* Meier, Billy, UFO contactee...
and Meyer are used more often in Northern Germany, while Maier
Maier
Maier is a surname, and may refer to:* Bernhard Maier* Jacob Maier, American radio announcer and the host of Jake in the Morning on KSKK 94.7 FM.* Jeanette Maier, associate to David Vitter.* Jeffrey Maier* Johann Maier von Eck* Henry W...
and Mayer
Mayer
- Surnames :* Adolf Mayer , a German-Dutch virologist* Albrecht Mayer , a German classical oboist* Alfred G. Mayer , an American cnidariologist and entomologist* Arno J...
are found more frequently in Southern Germany.
People
- Adolf Meyer (architect)Adolf Meyer (architect)Adolf Meyer was a German architect. A student and employee of Peter Behrens, Meyer became the office boss of the firm of Walter Gropius around 1915 and a full partner afterwards. In 1919 Gropius appointed Meyer as a master at the Bauhaus, where he taught work drawing and construction technique...
(1881–1921), architect - Adolf Bernhard Meyer (1840–1911) German ornithologist
- Albert Gregory Meyer (1903–1965), Cardinal Archbishop of Chicago
- Albert Meyer (politician) (1870–1953), Swiss politician
- Alfred MeyerAlfred MeyerDr. Alfred Meyer was a Nazi official, achieving the rank of Staatssekretär and Deputy Reichsminister in the Reich Ministry for the Occupied Eastern Territories .-Early life:Meyer was born in Göttingen, the son of a government official...
(1891–1945), German Nazi official - Anthony MeyerAnthony MeyerSir Anthony John Charles Meyer, 3rd Baronet was a British soldier, diplomat, and Conservative and later Liberal Democrat politician, best known for standing against Margaret Thatcher for the party leadership in 1989...
(1920–2004), British soldier, diplomat, and Conservative Party politician - Bernard MeyerBernard MeyerBernard Meyer was a French show jumping champion.-Olympic Record:Meyer participated at the 1912 Summer Olympics held in Stockholm, where he obtained a silver medal in Team Jumping with the French team.-References:...
, French equestrian - Bernard S. MeyerBernard S. MeyerBernard Stern Meyer was an American lawyer and politician.-Life:...
(1916–2005), New York judge - Bernhard MeyerBernhard MeyerDr Bernhard Meyer was a German physician and naturalist.Meyer was the joint author, with Philipp Gottfried Gaertner and Johannes Scherbius of Oekonomisch-technische Flora der Wetterau , which was the source of the scientific name of many plants...
(1767–1836), German physician and naturalist - Bertrand MeyerBertrand MeyerBertrand Meyer is an academic, author, and consultant in the field of computer languages. He created the Eiffel programming language.-Education and academic career:...
(born 1950), French computer scientist, designed the Eiffel programming language - Bill Meyer (artist)Bill Meyer (artist)-Life:Bill Meyer Born in Australia, Bill Meyer graduated from Melbourne University in art history and languages and then from the National Gallery Art School, , completing his formal art training at the Royal College of Art in London...
(born 1942), Australian artist - Bob MeyerBob MeyerRobert Bernard Meyer is an American former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher. He was signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1960. Meyer pitched for the Yankees , Los Angeles Angels , Kansas City Athletics , Seattle Pilots , and Milwaukee Brewers...
(born 1939), American baseball player - Breckin MeyerBreckin Meyer-Early life:Meyer was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the son of Dorothy Ann , a travel agent and former microbiologist, and Christopher William Meyer, a management consultant. As a child of divorced parents, he lived in California, Texas, West Virginia and New Jersey. He has an older brother,...
(born 1974), U.S. actor and producer - Cameron MeyerCameron MeyerCameron Meyer is an Australian professional racing cyclist, riding for UCI ProTeam . He started cycling at the age of 13 in 2001 and first represented his country at the World Junior Track Championships in 2005. Meyer won his first senior World Championship in the Points Race in Pruszków, Poland...
(born 1988), Australian professional racing cyclist - Christopher MeyerChristopher MeyerSir Christopher John Rome Meyer, KCMG is a former British Ambassador to the United States , former Ambassador to Germany and the former chairman of the Press Complaints Commission...
(born 1944), former British Ambassador to the U.S. - Conrad Ferdinand MeyerConrad Ferdinand MeyerConrad Ferdinand Meyer was a Swiss poet and historical novelist, a master of realism chiefly remembered for stirring narrative ballads like "Die Füße im Feuer" .-Biography:...
(1825–1898), Swiss poet and writer - Christian MeyerChristian MeyerChristian Meyer is a retired track cyclist from Germany, who won the gold medal for his native country in the men's team time trial at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. His winning teammates were Michael Rich, Bernd Dittert and Uwe Peschel.-References:...
(born 1969), German track cyclist - Dakota MeyerDakota MeyerDakota L. Meyer is a United States Marine Corps veteran and recipient of the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of Ganjgal on September 8, 2009, part of Operation Enduring Freedom in Kunar province, Afghanistan...
(born 1988), U.S. Medal of Honor recipient - Daniel P. MeyerDaniel P. MeyerDaniel P. Meyer is director for whistleblowing and transparency to Gordon S. Heddell, Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defense....
(born 1965), a federal whistleblowing advocate - Debbie MeyerDebbie MeyerDeborah Elizabeth Meyer is a former American swimmer who won the 200, 400, and 800 m swimming events at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City...
(born 1952), U.S. Olympic swimmer - Dina MeyerDina MeyerDina Meyer is an American film and television actress, best known for her roles as Dizzy Flores in Starship Troopers and Detective Allison Kerry in the Saw films. She portrayed Mrs. Hong as a recurring guest star on ABC's Scoundrels.-Personal life:Meyer was born in Queens, New York...
(born 1968), U.S. actor - Dirk MeyerDirk MeyerDerrick R. "Dirk" Meyer was a former Chief Executive Officer of Advanced Micro Devices, serving in the position since July 18, 2008 and resigning on January 10, 2011.- Education :...
, U.S. microprocessor designer - Drew MeyerDrew MeyerDrew Edward Meyer is a Major League Baseball player in the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim organization. Meyer made his major league debut on April 21, , for the Texas Rangers in a game against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays...
(born 1981), American baseball player - Edgar MeyerEdgar MeyerEdgar Meyer is a prominent contemporary bassist and composer. His styles include classical, bluegrass, newgrass, and jazz. Meyer has worked as a session musician in Nashville, part of various chamber groups, a composer, and an arranger...
(born 1960), U.S. double bassist - Eduard MeyerEduard MeyerEduard Meyer was a German historian.-Biography:Meyer was born at Hamburg and educated at the Gelehrtenschule des Johanneums and later at the universities of Bonn and Leipzig. After completing his studies, he spent one year in Istanbul. In 1879, he went to the University of Leipzig as privatdocent...
(1855–1930), German historian - Edward C. MeyerEdward C. MeyerEdward Charles "Shy" Meyer was a United States Army general and Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army.-Early Life and Career:...
(born 1928) U.S. Army General, former Army Chief of Staff - Eric MeyerEric MeyerEric A. Meyer is an American web design consultant and author. He is best known for his advocacy work on behalf of web standards, most notably Cascading Style Sheets , a technique for managing how HTML is displayed...
, U.S. web designer and author of books on Cascading Style Sheets - Ernst Heinrich Friedrich MeyerErnst Heinrich Friedrich MeyerErnst Heinrich Friedrich Meyer was a German botanist and botanical historian. Born in Hanover, he lectured in Göttingen and in 1826 became a professor of botany at the University of Königsberg, as well as Director of the Botanical Garden. His botanical specialty was the Juncaceae, or family of...
(1791–1858), German botanist and historian of botany - Ernst Hermann MeyerErnst Hermann MeyerErnst Hermann Ludimar Meyer was a German composer and musicologist.Meyer was a significant composer and musicologist, his works include numerous songs, as...
(1905–1988), German composer, pianist, and musicologist - Eugene MeyerEugene MeyerEugene Isaac Meyer was an American financier, public official, publisher of the Washington Post newspaper. He served as Chairman of the Federal Reserve from 1930 to 1933. He was the father of publisher Katharine Graham.-Biography:Born in Los Angeles, California, he was one of eight children of...
(1875–1959), U.S. public official and newspaper publisher - Frank Meyer (political philosopher) (1909–1972), U.S. conservative political philosopher
- Fred G. MeyerFred G. MeyerFred G. Meyer was an American businessman.Born Frederick Grubmeyer in Brooklyn, he traveled through the American West before settling in Portland, Oregon in 1909, where he founded a horse-drawn coffee service for lumber camps around Portland...
(1886–1978), U.S. retailer - Frederick Brotherton MeyerFrederick Brotherton MeyerFrederick Brotherton Meyer , a contemporary and friend of D. L. Moody and A. C. Dixon, was a Baptist pastor and evangelist in England involved in ministry and inner city mission work on both sides of the Atlantic...
(1847–1929), British Baptist preacher - George MeyerGeorge MeyerGeorge A. Meyer is an American producer and writer. Raised in Tucson, Arizona in a Roman Catholic family, Meyer attended Harvard University. There, after becoming president of the Harvard Lampoon, he graduated in 1978 with a degree in biochemistry. Abandoning plans to attend medical school, Meyer...
(born 1956) U.S. TV comedy writer - George Meyer (soccer)George Meyer (soccer)George Meyer is an American former soccer coach who had two brief tenures as head coach of the United States men's national soccer team, in 1957 and 1965. He also led the American team in its attempt to qualify for the 1964 Olympics, managing to lose a game to Suriname.he also coached Chicago...
, American soccer coach - George von Lengerke MeyerGeorge von Lengerke MeyerGeorge von Lengerke Meyer was a Massachusetts businessman and politician who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, as United States ambassador to Italy and Russia, as United States Postmaster General from 1907 to 1909 during the administration of President Theodore Roosevelt and...
(1858–1918), U.S. Secretary of the Navy - Greg MeyerGreg MeyerGreg Meyer is best known for his accomplishments in distance running. Most notably, he is the last American male to win the Boston Marathon.-Education:...
(born 1955), American long-distance runner - Hannes MeyerHannes MeyerHans Emil "Hannes" Meyer was a Swiss architect and second director of the Bauhaus in Dessau from 1928 to 1930.-Early work:...
(1889–1954), Swiss architect and director of the Bauhaus - Hans MeyerHans Meyer (geologist)Hans Heinrich Josef Meyer was a German geographer from Hildburghausen, who was the son of publisher Herrmann Julius Meyer . Hans Meyer is credited with being the first European to reach the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro 5,895 m...
(1858–1929), Austrian geographer and mountaineer - Hans Horst MeyerHans Horst MeyerHans Horst Meyer was a German pharmacologist. He studied medicine and did research in pharmacology. The Meyer-Overton hypothesis on the mode of action on general anaesthetics is partially named after him...
(1853–1939), German physician and pharmacologist - Heinrich August Wilhelm MeyerHeinrich August Wilhelm MeyerHeinrich August Wilhelm Meyer , was a German Protestant divine. He wrote commentaries on the New Testament and published an edition of that book.-Biography:Meyer was born in Gotha...
(1800–1873), German Protestant pastor and theologian - Helga MeyerHelga MeyerHelga D. Meyer was a German opera singer. She taught voice at Mary Washington College for many years; in 1977 she was a singer in the opera of Salzburg. Meyer died aged 58 of colon cancer in Arlington, Virginia....
(1942–2000), German opera singer - Henry MeyerHenry MeyerHenry Meyer was a poet originally from Brush Valley, , Pennsylvania. His native language was Pennsylvania Dutch, and although he learned English in school, he wrote his poetry in "Dutch"....
(1840–1925), Pennsylvanian poet - Henry Albert MeyerHenry Albert MeyerHenry Albert Meyer , of Indiana, was a philatelist who created notable stamp and postal history collections, and wrote and co-authored a number of philatelic books.-Collecting interests:...
(1894–1968), philatelist of Indiana - Jacob O. MeyerJacob O. MeyerJacob Owen Meyer was the founder and directing elder of the Assemblies of Yahweh and its institutions, the Obadiah School of the Bible and Dalet School...
, Directing ElderElder (Christianity)An elder in Christianity is a person valued for his wisdom who accordingly holds a particular position of responsibility in a Christian group. In some Christian traditions an elder is a clergy person who usually serves a local church or churches and who has been ordained to a ministry of Word,...
of the Assemblies of YahwehAssemblies of YahwehThe Assemblies of Yahweh is a nonprofit religious organization with its international headquarters in Bethel, Pennsylvania. The organization developed independently out of a radio ministry begun by Elder Jacob O. Meyer in 1966... - Jean Jacques MeyerJean Jacques MeyerJean-Jacques Meyer was a French engineer, originator of articulated locomotives which bear his name.Meyer registered his first patent describing the system in 1861...
(1804–1877), French locomotive designer - Joachim MeyerJoachim MeyerJoachim Meyer was a self described Freifechter living in the then Free Imperial City of Strassburg in the 16th century and the author of a fechtbuch Gründtliche Beschreibung der kunst des Fechten first published in 1570.Meyer's book was reprinted in 1600, and may have been an...
, German fencer, wrote Fundamental Descriptions of the Art of Fencing (1570) - Johan MeyerJohan MeyerJohann Heinrich Casper Meyer was a German immigrant to Queensland and a pioneer of the Gold Coast region....
(died 1901), German-born pioneer of the Queensland Gold Coast - Johannes MeyerJohannes MeyerJohannes Meyer , was a Danish film actor.He debuted in the theater in 1905.-Filmography:*De blaa drenge - 1933*Så til søs - 1933*Flugten fra millionerne - 1934*Lynet - 1934*Nøddebo Præstegård - 1934...
(1884–1972), Danish film actor - John MeyerJohn MeyerJohn Meyer may refer to:* John Meyer , American football player and coach* John Meyer , South African painter* John Ambrose Meyer , Maryland Congressman...
(disambiguation) - John C. MeyerJohn C. MeyerGeneral John Charles Meyer was an American World War II flying ace, and later the commander in chief of the Strategic Air Command and director of the Joint Strategic Target Planning Staff at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska...
(1919–1975), U.S. air force officer - Joseph Meyer (publisher) (1796–1856), German industrialist and publisher
- Joseph Meyer (songwriter)Joseph Meyer (songwriter)Joseph Meyer was an American songwriter who wrote some of the most notable songs of the first half of the twentieth century....
(1894–1987), American songwriter - Joyce MeyerJoyce MeyerJoyce Meyer is a Charismatic Christian author and speaker. Meyer and her husband Dave have four grown children, and live outside St. Louis, Missouri. Her ministry is headquartered in the St. Louis suburb of Fenton, Missouri.-Early life:Meyer was born Pauline Joyce Hutchison in south St. Louis in...
(born 1943), U.S. Christian Charismatic speaker and writer - Julius Lothar MeyerJulius Lothar MeyerJulius Lothar von Meyer was a German chemist. He was contemporary and competitor of Dmitri Mendeleev to draw up the first periodic table of chemical elements...
(1830–1895), German chemist - Karl Meyer (activist), American pacifist, activist, Catholic worker and tax resister
- Karl E. MeyerKarl E. MeyerKarl E. Meyer is a third generation journalist. His grandfather, George Meyer, was the editor of the leading German language newspaper in Milwaukee, the Germania; his father, Ernest L. Meyer, was a columnist for The Capital Times and then The New York Post.Karl Meyer was born in Madison, Wisconsin...
, American journalist - Karl F. Meyer, Swiss-born American pathologist
- Kirstine MeyerKirstine MeyerKirstine Bjerrum Meyer was a Danish physicist. She was a high school teacher for many years, working on her education and research in physics at the same time...
(1861–1941), Danish physicist - Krzysztof MeyerKrzysztof MeyerKrzysztof Meyer is a Polish composer, pianist and music scholar.-Biography:Meyer was born in Cracow. As a boy he played piano and organ. He began his composition study early – in 1954, with Stanisław Wiechowicz...
(born 1943), Polish composer - Kurt Meyer (High Commissioner)Kurt Meyer (High Commissioner)Kurt Meyer was the New Zealand High Commissioner to the Cook Islands July 2001 - August 2005. He is the temporary representative in Niue since September 2005. - References :...
, New Zealand representative in the Cook Islands - Kurt Meyer (Lucerne)Kurt Meyer (Lucerne)Kurt Meyer is a Swiss politician and former member of the cantonal government of Lucerne heading the Finance department .He is a member of the Christian Democratic People's Party .-References:...
(born 1944), Swiss politician - Kurt Meyer (Panzermeyer)Kurt Meyer (Panzermeyer)Kurt Meyer, nicknamed "Panzermeyer", served as an officer in the Waffen-SS during the Second World War. He saw action in many major battles, including the Invasion of France, Operation Barbarossa, and the Battle of Normandy.Meyer was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and...
(1910–1961), German officer in the Waffen-SS - Laurenz MeyerLaurenz MeyerLaurenz Meyer is a German politician .From 2000 to 2004 he was General Secretary of the CDU.-Education and career:...
(born 1948), German politician - Mark Meyer (Wisconsin politician)Mark Meyer (Wisconsin politician)Mark Meyer is a Wisconsin Democratic politician and legislator.Born in La Crosse, Wisconsin, Meyer graduated from University of Wisconsin–La Crosse and served on the La Crosse Common Council. Meyer served in the Wisconsin State Assembly 1993-2001. In 2001, he served in the Wisconsin State...
(born 1963), U.S. politician - Marshall MeyerMarshall MeyerRabbi Marshall T. Meyer was an American-born Conservative rabbi and a recognized international human rights activist. Marshall Theodore Meyer was born in New York City and raised in Norwich, Conn. He attended Dartmouth College, graduating in 1952...
(1930–1993), U.S. rabbi and human rights activist - Nicholas MeyerNicholas MeyerNicholas Meyer is an American screenwriter, producer, director and novelist, known best for his best-selling novel The Seven-Per-Cent Solution, and for directing the films Time After Time, two of the Star Trek feature film series, and the 1983 television movie The Day After.Meyer graduated from...
(born 1945), U.S. film-maker - Paul Meyer (philologist) (1840–1917), French philologist
- Paul-André MeyerPaul-André MeyerPaul-André Meyer was a French mathematician, who played a major role in the development of the 'general theory of stochastic processes'...
(1934–2003), French mathematician - Ray MeyerRay MeyerRaymond Joseph Meyer was an American men's collegiate basketball coach from Chicago, Illinois. He was well-known for coaching at DePaul University from 1942 to 1984, compiling a 724–354 record...
(1913–2006), U.S. basketball coach - Rémo MeyerRémo MeyerRémo Meyer is a Swiss football defender, he currently plays for FC Red Bull Salzburg.-External links:**...
(born 1980), Swiss football (soccer) player - Roelf MeyerRoelf MeyerRoelof Petrus Meyer, born in Port Elizabeth on 16 July 1947 as the son of a farmer, is a South African politician and businessman.After completing school in Ficksburg, he studied law at the University of the Free State and finished with B Comm and LLB degrees. At the university, he was president...
(born 1947), former South African politician - Russ MeyerRuss MeyerRussell Albion "Russ" Meyer was a U.S. motion picture director, producer, screenwriter, cinematographer, editor, actor and photographer....
(1922–2004), U.S. filmmaker - Sabine MeyerSabine MeyerSabine Meyer is a German classical clarinetist.-Biography:Meyer began playing the clarinet at an early age. Her first teacher was her father, also a clarinetist...
(b. 1959), German clarinetist - Seth MeyersSeth MeyersSeth Adam Meyers is an American actor and comedian. He currently serves as head writer for Saturday Night Live and hosts its news parody segment Weekend Update.-Early life:...
, American comedian on Saturday Night LiveSaturday Night LiveSaturday Night Live is a live American late-night television sketch comedy and variety show developed by Lorne Michaels and Dick Ebersol. The show premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title of NBC's Saturday Night.The show's sketches often parody contemporary American culture... - Stephen C. MeyerStephen C. MeyerStephen C. Meyer is an American scholar, philosopher and advocate for intelligent design. He helped found the Center for Science and Culture of the Discovery Institute , which is the main organisation behind the intelligent design movement. Before joining the DI, Meyer was a professor at...
, U.S. theologian and "Intelligent Design" proponent - Stephenie MeyerStephenie MeyerStephenie Meyer is an American author known for her vampire romance series Twilight. The Twilight novels have gained worldwide recognition and sold over 100 million copies globally, with translations into 37 different languages...
, U.S. author best known for the "Twilight" series - Sven MeyerSven MeyerSven Meyer is a German footballer who plays for Berliner SC. Meyer played as a youth for various clubs in West Berlin, ending up at Hertha BSC, where he progressed to the reserve team. He was part of the young Hertha reserve team that reached the 1993 DFB Cup Final - the only reserve team to have...
(born 1970), German footballer - Thérèse MeyerThérèse MeyerThérèse Meyer-Kaelin is a Swiss politician. She is a member of the Swiss National Council and President of the National Council for 2005....
(born 1948), Swiss politician - Urban MeyerUrban MeyerUrban Frank Meyer, III is an American football coach and former player. He is head football coach at Ohio State University, having been hired for the position in November 2011...
(born 1964), U.S. American football coach - Viktor MeyerViktor MeyerViktor Meyer was a German chemist and significant contributor to both organic and inorganic chemistry. He is best known for inventing an apparatus for determining vapour densities, the Viktor Meyer apparatus, and for discovering thiophene, a heterocyclic compound...
(1848–1897), German chemist - Wilhelm Meyer (physician)Wilhelm Meyer (physician)The Danish physician Wilhelm Meyer was the first to describe the clinical condition of nasal obstruction with chronic mouth breathing, snoring, dull facial expression, and hearing impairment due to adenoid hypertrophy....
(1824–1895), Danish physician, discovered adenoids and invented adenoidectomy - Yves MeyerYves MeyerYves F. Meyer is a French mathematician and scientist and a foremost expert on wavelets.- Biography :Meyer was a professor at the Paris Dauphine University, at École Polytechnique and currently holds a position as Professor Emeritus at the École Normale Supérieure de Cachan.- Awards and...
(born 1939), French mathematician and scientist
See also
- Meyer (disambiguation)
- Von MeyerVon MeyerVon Meyer may refer to:* von Meyer, Christian Erich Hermann , German palaeontologist, see m:de:Hermann von Meyer* von Meyer, Gustav Ritter , Bavarian politician, see m:de:Gustav Ritter von Meyer...
, MyerMyer (disambiguation)Myer is a department store that operates Australia-wideMyer may refer to:* Myer Centre, Adelaide, a building in Adelaide* Myer Centre, Brisbane, a Shopping centre in Brisbane* Fort Myer, a U.S...
, MeyrMeyrMeyr is a surname, and may refer to:* Melchior Meyr, German poet, novelist and philosopher* Wilhelm Meyr, Jesuit missionary, died at sea in 1699 or 1700 during a voyage with Johann Ernst Hanxleden to the Middle East and Asia- See also :...
, MeierMeier- People :* Meier, Carl A., a Swiss psychiatrist, Jungian Psychologist* Meier, Barbara, German model, most known for winning the third cycle of Germany's Next Topmodel* Meier, Bernd, German football goalkeeper* Meier, Billy, UFO contactee...
, MeijerMeijerMeijer, Inc. is a regional American hypermarket chain based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Founded in 1934 as a supermarket chain, Meijer is credited with pioneering the modern supercenter concept in 1962. About half of the company's 196 stores are located in Michigan, with additional locations in...
, MeirMeirMeir is a Jewish given name and surname.Meir can also refer to:In places:* Meir Park, Tel Aviv, a public park* Meir, Egypt* Meir, Staffordshire, England* Meire Grove, Minnesota, USAPeople:...
, MayerMayer- Surnames :* Adolf Mayer , a German-Dutch virologist* Albrecht Mayer , a German classical oboist* Alfred G. Mayer , an American cnidariologist and entomologist* Arno J...
, MaierMaierMaier is a surname, and may refer to:* Bernhard Maier* Jacob Maier, American radio announcer and the host of Jake in the Morning on KSKK 94.7 FM.* Jeanette Maier, associate to David Vitter.* Jeffrey Maier* Johann Maier von Eck* Henry W...
, MayrMayrMayr in a German surname which may refer to:* Ernst Walter Mayr , German American evolutionary biologist* Gustav Mayr , Austrian entomologist * Simon Marius , German astronomer...
, MairMairMair may refer to:* in the German language and Yiddish language, deriving from Latin maior*Mair is also a Welsh given name meaning Mary.People with the surname Mair in German context:*Paulus Hector Mair , an Augsburg civil servant... - Meyers, MyersMyersMyers is an English origin and German origin surname. The English surname is an early medieval patronymic meaning "son of Mayer", an occupational name for a mayor. The English surname may also have evolved from "physician" , or "marsh" . The first English public record of the surname was in 1212...
- MeyersonMeyerson- People :* Charlie Meyerson, American journalist* Émile Meyerson, Polish-born French chemist and philosopher of science* Golda Meyerson, American-born Israeli politician, born Golda Mabovitch, married Morris Meyerson, Hebraicized their last name to Meir...
, MyersonMyersonMyerson can refer to:* Adam Myerson, professional bicycle racer* Bess Myerson, former Miss America and TV personality* Dean Myerson, American Green Party politician* Jonathan Myerson, dramatist, writing principally for television and radio... - German family name etymologyGerman family name etymologyGerman family names were introduced during the late Middle Ages in the German language area. Usually, such family names are derived from nicknames. In etymology, they are generally classified into four groups, based on the origin of a nickname: given names, job designations, bodily attributes, and...