First names in Hebrew

First name Mayer: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

מאיר

Gematria value: 251

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Mayer is written מאיר

Mayer is the Ashkenazi form of Meir, מאיר in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Mayer mean?

Meaning: "the one who gives light"
Origin: Hebrew

Meir is a Hebrew name meaning “the one who gives light”, from or, “light”. Meyer and Mayer are the way the Jews of Germany and Eastern Europe pronounced it, and it has also become a widespread family name. The Book of Proverbs uses the word: God “gives light to the eyes” of the poor and the powerful alike (Proverbs 29:13).

Gematria

Mayer = 251

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. מאיר has 4 letters:

• מthe letter Mem40
• אthe letter Aleph1
• יthe letter Yod10
• רthe letter Resh200
• Total251

The verse of the name

From the letter Mem to the letter Resh

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Mayer, from מ to ר:

מַה־לְּךָ הַיָּם כִּי תָנוּס הַיַּרְדֵּן תִּסֹּב לְאָחוֹר׃

“What ails you, sea, that you flee? And you, Jordan, that you turn back?”

Psalms 114:5

The book of your first name

Mayer, in nine pages

• Mayer, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Mayer
• Mayer, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Mayer in three answers

How do you write Mayer in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Mayer is written מאיר. Mayer is the Ashkenazi form of Meir, מאיר in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Mayer?
Written מאיר, Mayer is worth 251: the letter Mem (40) + the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Resh (200).

What does Mayer mean?
The one who gives light (origin: Hebrew). Meir is a Hebrew name meaning “the one who gives light”, from or, “light”. Meyer and Mayer are the way the Jews of Germany and Eastern Europe pronounced it, and it has also become a widespread family name. The Book of Proverbs uses the word: God “gives light to the eyes” of the poor and the powerful alike (Proverbs 29:13).