Where does “Meyer” come from?

Meyer (Portuguese) comes from German Meyer, from German Meier, from Old High German meior.

Meyer (Portuguese): a name of a district of Rio de Janeiro

Definitions

  1. a name of a district of Rio de Janeiro

Ancestry of “Meyer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMeyer—
2GermanMeieradministrator or leaseholder of a manor;...
3Old High Germanmeior—
Every word from Old High German meior →Every word from German Meier →Every word from German Meyer →