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Name Mayor
Type Surname (from occupation & from nickname)
Usage English, Spanish, Catalan
Pronounced Pron. /ma.ˈʝoɾ/(Spanish) [ma.ˈʝoɾ](Spanish)
Other Forms FormsMayer (English), Major
Edit Status Statusnot set

Meaning & History

English variant of Mayer 3 and Catalan variant of Major. Either a nickname for an older man or a distinguishing epithet for the elder of two bearers of the same personal name, from mayor "older", from Latin maior (natus), literally "greater (by birth)". Or from occupational or status name, from major "governor, chief". Spanish cognate of Lemaire.
Added 8/3/2024 by Paradiso36