Meyers 5199872 224909029 2008-07-10T23:17:30Z NatureBoyMD 2628316 +* [[Mike Meyers (baseball)]] (born 1977), Canadian professional baseball player {{otheruses4|the surname Meyers|other uses|Meyers (disambiguation)}} {{Family name | name = Meyers |image= |imagesize= |caption= | pronunciation = | meaning ="magistrate", "physician", "marsh" | region = | origin =England | related names =Myers, Myars, Miares, Myeres | footnotes = }} '''Meyers''', a variant [[surname]] spelling of [[Myers]], is of both [[English people|English]] and [[German people|German]] [[surname]] origin. The German surname refers to a town magistrate. The English surname may mean "physician" (from "mire", [[Old French]], or "marsh" (from "myrr", [[Old Norse]]}. There are many variant spellings.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://genealogy.about.com/library/surnames/m/bl_name-MYERS.htm |title=Myers - name meaning & origin |publisher=genealogy.about.com |accessdate=2008-02-11}}</ref> People with the surname include: * [[Albert I. Meyers]] (1932-2007), American organic chemist, professor at Colorado State University * [[Ann Meyers]] (born 1955), former American basketball player and current sportscaster * [[Ari Meyers]] (born 1969), American actress, best known from the television series ''Kate & Allie'' * [[Brad Meyers]] (born 1980), Australian National Rugby League player * [[Charles M. Meyers]], park keeper and early designer of [[Washington Park, Portland|Washington Park]] in Portland, Oregon * [[Charley Meyers]], one of the founders of [[Weaver Aircraft Company of Ohio]] * [[Chief Meyers]] (1880 - 1971), Major League Baseball catcher from 1909 to 1917 * [[Dave Meyers]], American music video director * [[Françoise Meyers]], granddaughter of [[Eugène Schueller]] and member of the L'Oréal board of directors * [[Gerald C. Meyers]], American industrialist, former Chairman of American Motors Corporation * [[Jerry Meyers]] (born 1965), head baseball coach at Old Dominion University, 2004 - present * [[Joel Meyers]], American sportscaster, current play-by-play announcer for the Los Angeles Lakers * John Meyers, better know as [[Johnny Weaver]], professional wrestler and wrestling commentator * [[Josh Meyers]] (born 1976), American actor and comedian, cast member of the American sketch comedy show ''MADtv'' * [[Krystal Meyers]] (born 1988), American Christian rock musician * Lisa Meyers, wife of [[Kris Kristofferson]] * [[Mike Meyers (baseball)]] (born 1977), Canadian professional baseball player * [[Nancy Meyers]] (born 1949), American film director, producer, and screenwriter * Nina Palmquist Meyers, wife of [[Earl Warren]] * Richard Meyers (born 1949), better known as [[Richard Hell]], American punk-rock singer, songwriter, and bass guitarist * Roger Meyers, Sr., founder of [[The Itchy & Scratchy Show#Origins|Itchy and Scratchy Studios]] * [[Scott Meyers]], American author of several books on object oriented programming * [[Seth Meyers]] (born 1973), American actor and comedian, cast member of ''Saturday Night Live'' * [[Sidney Meyers]] (1906 - 1969), American film director and editor * William "Billy" Meyers, "policy dealer" (numbers racketeer) investigated by the [[Lexow Committee]] in New York, 1894 - 1895 * William H. Meyers, husband to [[Countess Marie Larisch von Moennich]] * Capt. Meyers, commander of the [[SS Cotopaxi|SS ''Cotopaxi'']] when it was lost under mysterious circumstances in 1925 * [[Jonathan Rhys Meyers]] (born 1977), Irish actor * [[William M. Colmer]] (middle name, Meyers) (1890 - 1980), Mississippi politician ==References== {{Reflist}} ==See also== *[[Myers]], [[Meyer]], [[Von Meyer]], [[Meier]], [[Myer (disambiguation)|Myer]], [[Meyr]], [[Mayer]], [[Mayr]], [[Maier]], [[Meir]], [[Mair]], [[Meyerson]], [[Myerson]] and [[German family name etymology]]'' [[Category:Jewish surnames]] [[Category:German surnames]] [[Category:English surnames]] [[de:Meyers]] [[fr:Meyers]] [[ja:マイヤーズ]] [[lt:Meyers]]