Springer \s-prin-ger, sp-ri-nger\ as a boy's name is of Middle English and Swedish origin, and the meaning of Springer is "to jump or leap; one who lives near a spring or fountain; running, leaping". Nickname for a lively person or for a traveling entertainer, derived from English, German "springen", Dutch "springhen", and Yiddish "shpringen" meaning "to jump or leap". In Middle English, when it refers to a place, the same word was also used of a plantation of young trees, and in some cases this may be the source of the surname.

Baby names that sound like Springer are Siprien, Siprian, Cyprien and Ciprien.