Sawyer \sa(w)-yer\ as a boy's name is of Middle English origin, and the meaning of Sawyer is "wood-worker". Occupational name. Literary: most familiar as the name of Mark Twain's boy hero, Tom Sawyer.

Baby names that sound like Sawyer are Sayer, Sayre and Zayyir. Other similar baby names are Lawyer, Dwyer, Mayer, Saber and Sayers.