Updated June 9, 2019 Share: Boy name origins & meanings English : Headman, mayorHebrew : One who brightensLatin : Great Boy name variations Mayer Meyer Meir Meier Myer Mayor Myerson Family name origins & meanings German, Czech (Maýr), and Slovak (Majer) : variant of Meyer 1.Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : variant of Meyer 2.