The story
- Old Norse · derived frommýrr
- English todayMyer
* As an English surname of Norman/French origin, from the archaic noun mire (“physician”). Compare Mee, Mayer. * As an English topographic surname, from mire (“marsh”), from Old Norse mýrr. * As a German surname, Americanized from Meyer, Mayer, Maier.
Words from the same roots
Old Norsemýrr all →
mire
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.