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Mayor is an English and Spanish-language surname with several etymological origins. The English-language name is sometimes a variant spelling of Mayer, and thus derived from the Middle English and Old French mair, maire (in turn derived from the Latin maior, meaning "greater", "superior"); this surname originated from the title of a mayor. The surname Mayor can also be derived from a nickname, derived from the Spanish mayor, meaning "older", borne by the elder of two individuals with the same name. Another origin of the surname is from an occupational name, derived from the Spanish major, meaning "governor", "chief". The surname can also be a Catalan variant of the surname Major, derived from major, meaning "greater", used to denote an elder son of a particular family or an important person. The surname Mayor can also be derived from the Yiddish personal name Meyer, which is derived from the Hebrew language Meir, which in turn means "enlightener". The Mayor surname in England was originally a French-language surname of Norman origin. The Mayor surname originates from, and is a variant of, the personal name Mauger, and carries the meanings of "council spear" and "authority". The French surname became Anglicized after the Norman Conquest of 1066, taking several forms including Mayre in Middle English and eventually Mayor. List of persons with the surname Federico Mayor Zaragoza (born 1934), Spanish scholar and politician Flora Macdonald Mayor (1872–1932), English novelist John Eyton Bickersteth Mayor (1825–1910), English classical scholar Joseph Bickersteth Mayor (1828–1916), English classical scholar and philosopher Michel Mayor (born 1942), Swiss Astronomy professor at the University of Geneva Robert John Grote Mayor (1869–1947), British civil servant

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Notable quotes

“It was weird seeing Ricky act so weaselly and calculating, like he’d become a politician all of a sudden.”
— Charlie Jane Anders, Break! Break! Break! (2014), reprinted in Rich Horton (ed.), The Year’s Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 2015 (p. 226)
“Actors didn’t have to be politicians, but politicians had to be actors.”
— Philip José Farmer, The Fabulous Riverboat (1971), Chapter 20
“The politicians pontificate and manoeuvre with eloquent manifestos and pronouncements saying little about the challenges we must confront.”
— Joni Madraiwiwi Our Country at the Crossroads - 2001 Parkinson Memorial Lecture Series, 15 August 2001
“I was really too honest a man to be a politician and live.”
— Attributed to Socrates, but reported in Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations (1989) as unverified in his writings or in interpretive writings about him. Possibly this is an interpretation of a passage from Plato, The Trial and Death of Socrates (The Apology), trans. F. J. Church, p. 61 (1880, reprinted 1972): "I do not venture to come forward in the assembly, and take part in public councils…. For, Athenians, it is quite certain that if I had attempted to take part in politics, I should have perished at once and long ago, without doing any good either to you or to myself. And do not be vexed with me for telling the truth".
“POLITICIAN, n. An eel in the fundamental mud upon which the superstructure of organized society is reared. When he wriggles he mistakes the agitation of his tail for the trembling of the edifice. As compared with the statesman, he suffers the disadvantage of being alive.”
— Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary (1948), p. 259. Originally published in 1906 as The Cynic's Word Book.
“I'd rather keep my promises to other politicians than to God. God, at least, has a degree of forgiveness.”
— Author unknown; reported in The Washington Post (June 9, 1978), p. C1, quoting a "veteran Virginia Democrat".

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Not who you're looking for? Others named Mayor: head of municipal government such as a town or city · 2020 documentary film by David Osit · musical

Overview

Mayor is an English and Spanish-language surname with several etymological origins. The English-language name is sometimes a variant spelling of Mayer, and thus derived from the Middle English and Old French mair, maire (in turn derived from the Latin maior, meaning "greater", "superior"); this surname originated from the title of a mayor. The surname Mayor can also be derived from a nickname, derived from the Spanish mayor, meaning "older", borne by the elder of two individuals with the same name. Another origin of the surname is from an occupational name, derived from the Spanish major, meaning "governor", "chief". The surname can also be a Catalan variant of the surname Major, derived from major, meaning "greater", used to denote an elder son of a particular family or an important person. The surname Mayor can also be derived from the Yiddish personal name Meyer, which is derived from the Hebrew language Meir, which in turn means "enlightener". The Mayor surname in England was originally a French-language surname of Norman origin. The Mayor surname originates from, and is a variant of, the personal name Mauger, and carries the meanings of "council spear" and "authority". The French surname became Anglicized after the Norman Conquest of 1066, taking several forms including Mayre in Middle English and eventually Mayor. List of persons with the surname Federico Mayor Zaragoza (born 1934), Spanish scholar and politician Flora Macdonald Mayor (1872–1932), English novelist John Eyton Bickersteth Mayor (1825–1910), English classical scholar Joseph Bickersteth Mayor (1828–1916), English classical scholar and philosopher Michel Mayor (born 1942), Swiss Astronomy professor at the University of Geneva Robert John Grote Mayor (1869–1947), British civil servant

From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Notable quotes

“It was weird seeing Ricky act so weaselly and calculating, like he’d become a politician all of a sudden.”
— Charlie Jane Anders, Break! Break! Break! (2014), reprinted in Rich Horton (ed.), The Year’s Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 2015 (p. 226)
“Actors didn’t have to be politicians, but politicians had to be actors.”
— Philip José Farmer, The Fabulous Riverboat (1971), Chapter 20
“The politicians pontificate and manoeuvre with eloquent manifestos and pronouncements saying little about the challenges we must confront.”
— Joni Madraiwiwi Our Country at the Crossroads - 2001 Parkinson Memorial Lecture Series, 15 August 2001
“I was really too honest a man to be a politician and live.”
— Attributed to Socrates, but reported in Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations (1989) as unverified in his writings or in interpretive writings about him. Possibly this is an interpretation of a passage from Plato, The Trial and Death of Socrates (The Apology), trans. F. J. Church, p. 61 (1880, reprinted 1972): "I do not venture to come forward in the assembly, and take part in public councils…. For, Athenians, it is quite certain that if I had attempted to take part in politics, I should have perished at once and long ago, without doing any good either to you or to myself. And do not be vexed with me for telling the truth".
“POLITICIAN, n. An eel in the fundamental mud upon which the superstructure of organized society is reared. When he wriggles he mistakes the agitation of his tail for the trembling of the edifice. As compared with the statesman, he suffers the disadvantage of being alive.”
— Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary (1948), p. 259. Originally published in 1906 as The Cynic's Word Book.
“I'd rather keep my promises to other politicians than to God. God, at least, has a degree of forgiveness.”
— Author unknown; reported in The Washington Post (June 9, 1978), p. C1, quoting a "veteran Virginia Democrat".

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.