Trevor
Trevor is a given name and surname of Welsh and Irish origin.
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Welsh, Irish |
| Meaning | "homestead, prudent" |
Etymology
Trevor can be a given name or surname of Welsh origin (as a given name Trefor in Welsh): also a habitational name from any of the numerous places in Wales, in particular the one near Llangollen, from the Welsh tre(f), meaning "homestead", or "settlement" and a form of mawr, meaning "large, big", (for example in "Bryn Mawr").
Trevor is also a name of Irish origin. It is a reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Treabhair (descendant of Treabhar), which may be an Irish spelling of the Welsh name, a byname meaning "industrious", "ambitious", or "prudent". As a given name it is typically masculine, however in North America it can be (albeit rarely) a female name.[1]
As a surname
The Trevor dynasty have for centuries been associated with the Llangollen and Chirk areas in Denbighshire, north-east Wales:
- John Trevor I was Bishop of St Asaph (1352–1357)
- John Trevor II was Bishop of St Asaph (1395–1402)
- Robert Hampden-Trevor, 1st Viscount Hampden of the first creation (1706–1783), Diplomat
- Baron Trevor is a British peerage title.
Notable people with the surname Trevor include:
- Claire Trevor (1910–2000), American actress
- Glen Trevor (1900–1954), pen-name of James Hilton
- Hugh Trevor (1903–1933), American actor
- John Trevor (disambiguation), various people
- William Trevor (1928–2016), Irish writer
Fictional characters include:
- Steve Trevor, in the DC Comics, 1970s television series and 2017 film Wonder Woman
As a given name
Notable people with the forename Trevor include:
- Trevor Ariza (born 1985), American basketball player
- Trevor Bailey, English cricketer
- Trevor Bauer, American baseball player
- Trevor Bayne, NASCAR Driver
- Trevor Baylis (1937–2018), British inventor
- Trevor Bayliss, Australian cricket coach
- Trevor Berbick, boxer
- The Hon. Sir Trevor Bigham, policeman
- Trevor Bolder, British musician, bassist for Uriah Heep
- Sir Trevor Brooking, English footballer
- Trevor Cahill, baseball player
- Trevor Chappell, Australian cricketer
- Sir Trevor Chinn (born 1935), British businessman and philanthropist
- Trevor Chinn (glaciologist) (c.1937–2018), New Zealand scientist
- Trevor Christensen (born 1993), American DJ
- Trevor Christie (born 1959), English footballer
- Trevor Daley, hockey player
- Trevor Daniel (born 1994), American football player
- Sir Trevor Dawson Bt, arms manufacturer
- Trevor Denman, Thoroughbred race track announcer, sportscaster
- Trevor Devall, actor
- Trevor Engelson (born 1976), American film producer
- Trevor Erhardt (born 1962), Canadian ice hockey player
- Trevor Eve, actor
- Trevor Foster, Welsh rugby footballer
- Trevor Francis, English footballer
- Trevor Gaskins, Panamaian basketball player
- Trevor Gleeson, Australian basketball coach
- Trevor Guthrie (born 1973), Canadian singer and songwriter
- Trevor Haddon, British artist and illustrator
- Sir Trevor Henry, New Zealand judge
- Trevor Hill, 1st Viscount Hillsborough
- Trevor Hockey, Welsh footballer
- Trevor Hoffman, baseball player
- Trevor Horn, English musician
- Trevor Howard, actor
- Trevor Huddleston, Anglican priest and anti-apartheid activist
- Trevor Hurst, Canadian singer, vocalist for Econoline Crush
- Trevor James (disambiguation), various people
- Trevor Jones (disambiguation), various people
- Trevor Kidd, hockey player
- Trevor Knight, American football player
- Trevor Lane, American professional baseball player
- Sir Trevor Lawrence, 2nd Baronet
- Trevor Letowski, hockey player
- Trevor Oswin Lewis, 4th Baron Merthyr
- Trevor Lewis, hockey player
- Trevor Linden, hockey player
- Trevor Lock, comedian
- Trevor Lucas, spoken word artist
- Trevor Mallard, New Zealand politician and Cabinet Minister
- Trevor Manuel, South African politician and economist
- Sir Trevor McDonald, broadcaster
- Trevor Milton (born 1981/1982), American billionaire, CEO and co-founder of Nikola Motor Company
- Trevor Moore (disambiguation), various people
- Trevor Murdock, ring name of wrestler William Mueller
- Trevor Neal, of British comedy duo Trevor and Simon
- Trevor Nelson, British DJ
- Trevor Noah, South African comedian and presenter
- Sir Trevor Nunn, theatre and film director
- Trevor Ogilvie-Grant, 4th Baron Strathspey (1879–1948), member of the House of Lords
- Trevor Phillips (born 1953), British politician
- Trevor Pinnock (born 1946), English conductor and harpsichordist
- Trevor Plouffe, baseball player
- Trevor Pryce (born 1975), American football player
- Trevor Rabin, South African guitarist, rock group Yes
- Trevor Read (born 1980), Canadian ice hockey defenceman
- Trevor Rees-Jones, American billionaire
- Trevor Rees-Jones, bodyguard and sole survivor of the car crash that killed Diana, Princess of Wales
- Trevor Reilly (born 1988), American football player
- Trevor Roach (born 1992), American football player
- Trevor Robbins (born 1949), English neuroscientist
- Trevor Roberts, 2nd Baron Clwyd
- Trevor Rosenthal (born 1990), baseball player
- Trevor St. John, American actor
- Trevor Segstro (born 1978), Canadian ice hockey player
- Trevor Semper, Montserratian cricketer
- Trevor Siemian, American football player
- Sir Trevor Skeet, Conservative MP
- Trevor Smith (disambiguation), various people
- Admiral Sir Trevor Soar, C-in-C Fleet from June 2009
- Trevor Spring, gentleman cricketer and army officer
- Trevor Stamp, 3rd Baron Stamp FRCPath
- Trevor Stamp, 4th Baron Stamp FRCP
- Trevor Steven, English footballer
- Trevor Story, American baseball player
- Trevor van Riemsdyk, American ice hockey player
- Sir Trevor Williams, 1st Baronet
- Trevor Williams (American football), American football player
- Trevor Wilson (basketball) (born 1968), American basketball player
- K. Trevor Wilson (born 1981), Canadian comedian, writer, and actor
- Trevor Wright, American actor
- Trevor Żahra, Maltese novelist, poet and illustrator
Fictional characters
- Trevor the Traction Engine in The Railway Series children's books by the Rev. W. Awdry
- Trevor, Neville Longbottom's pet toad in the Harry Potter series
- Magical Trevor, a magician in Weebl's cartoons
- Trevor Belmont in the Castlevania game series
- Trevor Joseph Brennan/Bauer, main character in the Romantic Suspense series, Countermeasure
- Trevor Evans, childhood/closest friend (at the beginning) of Mike Ross in U.S. TV series Suits
- Trevor Fitzroy, supervillain in Marvel Comics
- Trevor Goodchild, antagonist in the Æon Flux franchise
- Trevor Hale, main character of the TV show Cupid played by Jeremy Piven
- D.S. Trevor Hands in the British crime drama television series M.I.T.: Murder Investigation Team played by Michael McKell (2003, 2005)
- Trevor Jordache in the Channel 4 soap opera Brookside
- Trevor Langan, a recurring character and criminal defense attorney in the US TV series "Law and Order: Special Victims Unit" played by Peter Hermann
- Trevor McKinney, a 12-year-old in the movie Pay It Forward played by Haley Joel Osment
- Trevor Morgan in the BBC soap opera EastEnders
- Trevor Ockmonick in the 80's TV show ALF
- Trevor Philips is one of the three playable protagonists in the videogame Grand Theft Auto V by Rockstar Games
- Trevor Reznik, main character of the movie The Machinist, played by Christian Bale
- Trevor Slattery, a washed-up actor played by Ben Kingsley who portrays the fraudulent terrorist persona the Mandarin in Iron Man 3
- Trevor's Treasure Tracker, strip cartoon about boy named Trevor in Whoopee! comics.
- Trevor Troublemeyer, one of the main characters in the Canadian animated series Sidekick
- Trev or Trevor, a series of minor characters created by New Zealand-Australian satirist John Clarke as part of his Fred Dagg persona
See also
- List of Irish-language given names
- List of Scottish Gaelic given names
- Hugh Trevor-Roper, Lord Dacre (1914–2003), British historian
- Horace Trevor-Cox (1908–2005), Conservative MP who later joined Labour
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