Trevor
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Trevor can be a male
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given name
Given name
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or a surname
Surname
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Etymology
Trevor can be a given nameGiven name
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or surname
Surname
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of Welsh
Welsh language
Welsh is a member of the Brythonic branch of the Celtic languages spoken natively in Wales, by some along the Welsh border in England, and in Y Wladfa...
origin (as a given name Trefor
Trefor
Trefor is a village on the north coast of the Llŷn Peninsula in Gwynedd, Wales. Its population, with nearby Llanaelhaearn is 1,560.-Location and amenities:...
in Welsh): also a habitational name
Habitational name
A habitational name is a type of name. These names denote the starting inhabited location. Such locations can be any type of settlement, such as: homesteads, farms, enclosures, villages, hamlets, strongholds or cottages. The second element of a habitational name describes the type of settlement...
from any of the numerous places in Wales, in particular the one near Llangollen
Llangollen
Llangollen is a small town and community in Denbighshire, north-east Wales, situated on the River Dee and on the edge of the Berwyn mountains. It has a population of 3,412.-History:...
, from the Welsh tre(f), meaning "homestead", or "settlement" and a form of mawr, meaning "large".
Trevor is also a name of Irish
Irish language
Irish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now spoken as a first language by a minority of Irish people, as well as being a second language of a larger proportion of...
origin. It is a reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic
Irish language
Irish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now spoken as a first language by a minority of Irish people, as well as being a second language of a larger proportion of...
Ó Treabhair (descendant of Treabhar), a byname meaning "industrious", "tight", or "prudent".
As a given name
Notable people with the forename Trevor include:- Trevor ArizaTrevor ArizaTrevor Anthony Ariza is an American basketball player in the National Basketball Association who plays for the New Orleans Hornets. Primarily a small forward, he is listed at tall and 210 pounds.-Biography:...
, NBA basketballBasketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules... - Trevor BaileyTrevor BaileyTrevor Edward Bailey CBE was an England Test cricketer, cricket writer and broadcaster.An all-rounder, Bailey was known for his skilful but unspectacular batting...
, cricketer - Trevor BaylisTrevor BaylisTrevor Graham Baylis OBE is an English inventor. He is best known for inventing the wind-up radio. Rather than using batteries or external electrical source, the radio is powered by the user winding a crank for several seconds. This stores energy in a spring which then drives an electrical...
(born 1937), British inventor - Trevor BerbickTrevor BerbickTrevor Berbick was a Jamaican-Canadian heavyweight boxer who fought as a professional from 1976 until 2000. Berbick briefly held the WBC heavyweight championship in 1986 , before losing it to 20-year old Mike Tyson, via 2nd-round TKO...
, boxer - Trevor Belmont, character in the CastlevaniaCastlevaniaCastlevania, known as in Japan, is a video game series created and developed by Konami. The series debuted in Japan on September 26, 1986, with the release of for the Family Computer Disk System , followed by an alternate version for the MSX 2 platform on October 30...
video game series - The Hon. Sir Trevor BighamTrevor BighamSir Frank Trevor Roger Bigham KBE CB , known as Sir Trevor Bigham, was an English barrister, an Assistant Commissioner of the London Metropolitan Police from 1914 to 1931, and Deputy Commissioner from 1931 to 1935...
, policeman - Sir Trevor BrookingTrevor BrookingSir Trevor David Brooking CBE is a football player turned manager, on-air analyst, and administrator.Brooking attended Ripple Infants School and left Ilford County High School with 11 O-levels and 2 A-levels....
- Trevor CahillTrevor CahillTrevor John Cahill is a right-handed pitcher for the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball.-Career:...
, baseball player - Sir Trevor ChinnTrevor ChinnSir Trevor Edwin Chinn, CVO, is a prominent British businessman and philanthropist. He was educated at Clifton College.-Business career:Chinn started his career at Lex Garages where he followed in his father Rosser's footsteps, ascending to the role of Managing Director in 1968 at the age of 33...
- Trevor DaleyTrevor DaleyTrevor Daley is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman with the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League.-Playing career:...
, hockey player - Sir Trevor DawsonTrevor DawsonCommander Sir Arthur Trevor Dawson, 1st Baronet , known as Sir Trevor Dawson, was an English armaments manufacturer....
Bt, arms manufacturer - Trevor DevallTrevor DevallTrevor Devall is one of the various voice actors who works for Ocean Group, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.Trevor has performed various anime roles, most notably Mu La Flaga of Gundam SEED. Other anime roles include Mukotsu of InuYashas Shichinin-tai, as well as the multiple faces of...
, actor - Trevor EveTrevor EveTrevor John Eve is a British film and television actor. In 1979 he gained fame as the eponymous lead in the detective series Shoestring and is also known for his role as Detective Superintendent Peter Boyd in BBC television drama Waking the Dead.-Early life:Eve was born in Sutton Coldfield,...
, actor - Trevor FrancisTrevor FrancisTrevor John Francis , is a former footballer who won the European Cup with Nottingham Forest and played for England 52 times. He was England's first £1 million player...
, former English footballer - Sir Trevor HenryTrevor HenrySir Trevor Ernest Henry was a New Zealand justice and member of the well known Henry family.Henry was born in Thames in 1902 and was the son of John and Edith Henry. He was the eldest of the three sons who include Jack Henry and Clive Henry...
, NZ judge - Trevor Hill, 1st Viscount HillsboroughTrevor Hill, 1st Viscount HillsboroughTrevor Hill, 1st Viscount Hillsborough was an Anglo-Irish landowner and politician.The son of Michael Hill and Anne Trevor, Hill was the member of an influential landowning family of County Down, Ireland. He sat in the British House of Commons as a representative for Aylesbury from 1715 to 1722...
- Trevor HoffmanTrevor HoffmanTrevor William Hoffman is a former Major League Baseball right-handed relief pitcher. During his 18-year career from 1993 to 2010, he pitched for the Florida Marlins, San Diego Padres, and the Milwaukee Brewers, spending years of his career with the Padres. A long-time closer, he is the Major...
, MLB baseball - Trevor HornTrevor HornTrevor Charles Horn CBE is an English pop music record producer, songwriter, musician and singer. He was born in Houghton-le-Spring in north-east England....
- Trevor HowardTrevor HowardTrevor Howard , born Trevor Wallace Howard-Smith, was an English film, stage and television actor.-Early life:...
, actor - Trevor HuddlestonTrevor HuddlestonErnest Urban Trevor Huddleston CR, KCMG was an English Anglican bishop. He was most well known for his anti-apartheid activism and his 'Prayer for Africa'...
, Anglican priest and anti-apartheid activist - Trevor Hurst, Canadian singer, vocalist for band Econoline Crush
- Trevor Jones (composer)Trevor Jones (composer)Trevor Alfred Charles Jones is a South African orchestral film score composer. Although not especially well known outside the film world, he has composed for numerous films and his music has been critically acclaimed for both its depth and emotion.-Career:At the age of five, Jones already had...
, orchestral film score composer - Trevor KiddTrevor KiddTrevor Kidd is a former NHL goaltender who last played for the Hannover Scorpions in Germany. Throughout his 12-year National Hockey League career, Kidd played for the Calgary Flames, Carolina Hurricanes, Florida Panthers and Toronto Maple Leafs...
, hockey player - Trevor LetowskiTrevor LetowskiTrevor Letowski is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who played in the NHL with the Phoenix Coyotes, Vancouver Canucks, Columbus Blue Jackets and the Carolina Hurricanes.-Playing career:...
, hockey player - Trevor LewisTrevor LewisTrevor Lewis is an American professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League.-Playing career:...
, hockey player - Trevor LockTrevor LockTrevor Lock is an English comedian, actor and playwright. He is noted for the circuitous and surreal nature of his stand-up comedy.-Early life:Lock was born in Lincolnshire...
, comedian - Trevor MallardTrevor MallardTrevor Colin Mallard is a New Zealand politician. He was a Cabinet Minister in the Fifth Labour Government of New Zealand holding portfolios including Environment, Labour, Broadcasting, State Owned Enterprises, Rugby World Cup and Education. He was also Associate Minister of Finance.-Early...
, New ZealandNew ZealandNew Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
politician and Cabinet Minister - Trevor ManuelTrevor ManuelTrevor Andrew Manuel is a South African politician, currently serving in the Cabinet of South Africa as Minister in the Presidency in charge of the National Planning Commission...
, South African politician and economist - Peter Trevor Maxwell, Peter Maxwell, 28th Baron de RosPeter Maxwell, 28th Baron de RosPeter Trevor Maxwell, 28th Baron de Ros of Helmsley is the Premier Baron of England, by virtue of his holding the oldest baronial title created in the Peerage of England....
, Premier Baron of England - Sir Trevor Lawrence, 2nd Baronet
- Trevor LindenTrevor LindenTrevor John Linden, C.M., O.B.C. is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played centre and right wing with four different teams: the Vancouver Canucks , New York Islanders, Montreal Canadiens, and Washington Capitals...
, hockey player - Sir Trevor McDonald, broadcaster
- Trevor MooreTrevor MooreTrevor Paul Moore is an American actor, comedian, writer, and director best known as a founding member of the New York City-based comedy troupe The Whitest Kids U' Know, who had their own sketch comedy series on IFC which ran for five seasons...
, American comedian - Trevor Murdock, ring name of professional wrestler William Mueller
- Trevor NelsonTrevor NelsonTrevor Nelson MBE is an English DJ and presenter.Born in Hackney to a family of St Lucian heritage, he attended Central Foundation Boys' Grammar School in Cowper St, Islington, London EC2 and Westminster Kingsway College...
, British DJ - Sir Trevor Nunn, theatre and film director
- Trevor PhillipsTrevor PhillipsTrevor Phillips OBE chairs the Equality and Human Rights Commission and is a former television executive and presenter...
(born 1953), British politician - Trevor PinnockTrevor PinnockTrevor David Pinnock CBE is an English conductor, harpsichordist, and occasional organist and pianist.He is best known for his association with the period-performance orchestra The English Concert which he helped found and directed from the keyboard for over 30 years in baroque and early classical...
(born 1946), English conductor and harpsichordist - Trevor PlouffeTrevor PlouffeTrevor Patrick Plouffe is an American professional baseball outfielder. He currently plays for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball.- Minor leagues :...
, baseball player - Trevor PryceTrevor PryceTrevor W. Pryce is an American football defensive end who is currently a free agent in the National Football League. Pryce played college football at the University of Michigan before transferring to Clemson University...
(born 1975), American football player - Trevor RabinTrevor RabinTrevor Charles Rabin is a South African born musician, best known as a guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for the British progressive rock band Yes from 1983–1994, and since then, as a film composer.- Early years :...
, guitarist formerly of the rock group YesYes (band)Yes are an English rock band who achieved worldwide success with their progressive, art, and symphonic style of rock music. Regarded as one of the pioneers of the progressive genre, Yes are known for their lengthy songs, mystical lyrics, elaborate album art, and live stage sets... - Trevor Rees-JonesTrevor Rees-JonesTrevor Rees-Jones is the former bodyguard of Diana, Princess of Wales, and Dodi Fayed. He was badly injured in the car accident that killed Diana, Dodi, and their driver Henri Paul. Because he suffered a head injury in the crash, Rees-Jones does not recall particulars of the accident...
, American billionaire and executive - Trevor Rees-Jones, Bodyguard and sole survivor of the car crash that killed Diana, Princess of Wales
- Trevor Roberts, 2nd Baron ClwydTrevor Roberts, 2nd Baron ClwydJohn Trevor Roberts, 2nd Baron Clwyd of Abergele in the County of Denbigh , also Sir John Trevor Roberts, 2nd Baronet, was a Welsh peer. He was known as Trevor Roberts.-Background and early life:...
- Trevor St. JohnTrevor St. JohnTrevor Marshall St. John is an American actor. He portrayed Todd Manning/Victor Lord Jr. on the ABC daytime drama One Life to Live, and has starred in various prime time shows and film.-Career:...
, American actor, best known as Todd ManningTodd ManningThomas Todd Manning is a fictional character from the ABC daytime drama One Life to Live. Created by writer Michael Malone, the role was originated in 1992 by actor Roger Howarth. In 2003, Howarth departed from the series and the role was recast with actor Trevor St. John as Todd, initially written...
and later as Victor Lord Jr. on ABC-TVAmerican Broadcasting CompanyThe American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
soap opera One Life to LiveOne Life to LiveOne Life to Live is an American soap opera which debuted on July 15, 1968 and has been broadcast on the ABC television network. Created by Agnes Nixon, the series was the first daytime drama to primarily feature racially and socioeconomically diverse characters and consistently emphasize social... - Sir Trevor SkeetTrevor SkeetSir Trevor Herbert Harry Skeet was a New Zealand lawyer and a British Conservative politician.Skeet was born in New Zealand and was educated at King's College, Auckland and New Zealand University. He served with the New Zealand Army and Navy during World War II...
, Conservative MP - Trevor Arthur Smith, Baron Smith of CliftonTrevor Arthur Smith, Baron Smith of CliftonTrevor Arthur Smith, Baron Smith of Clifton Kt is a British politician who is currently the Liberal Democrat spokesman in the House of Lords on Northern Ireland and constitutional affairs...
, Liberal Democrat Peer - Trevor Tahiem Smith Jr., a.k.a. Busta RhymesBusta RhymesTrevor Tahiem Smith, Jr., better known by his stage name Busta Rhymes ,Smith is an American rapper, producer and actor. Chuck D of Public Enemy gave him the alias Busta Rhymes after NFL wide receiver George "Buster" Rhymes...
, American rapper - Admiral Sir Trevor SoarTrevor SoarAdmiral Sir Trevor Alan Soar KCB OBE is currently the Commander-in-Chief Fleet of the Royal Navy.-Early life:Soar was born in Belper, and was educated at Loughborough Grammar School. He joined the Royal Navy in 1975, attending BRNC Dartmouth.-Naval career:He commanded the submarines from 1987 to...
, C-in-C Fleet from June 2009 - Trevor StevenTrevor StevenTrevor McGregor Steven is a football talent scout. He was formerly an England footballer who shot to fame with the successful Everton side of the 1980s....
, English footballer - Trevor Wilkinson, founder (1947–1965) TVRTVRthumb|right|240px|TVR No.2, the oldest surviving TVR, located at [[Lakeland Motor Museum, Newby Bridge, Cumbria]]TVR was an independent British manufacturer of sports cars. Until 2006 it was based in the English seaside town of Blackpool, Lancashire, but has since split up into several smaller...
sports cars - Sir Trevor Williams, 1st BaronetSir Trevor Williams, 1st BaronetSir Trevor Williams, 1st Baronet of Llangibby , Monmouthshire, was a Welsh politician, gentry landowner, military commander and rebel...
- Trevor WrightTrevor WrightTrevor Christopher Wright is an American actor.Wright was born in Pomona, California. His breakthrough acting role was in the 2007 film Shelter....
, American actor
Fictional characters
- Trevor the Traction EngineTrevor the Traction EngineTrevor the Traction Engine is a fictional anthropomorphic character from The Railway Series children's books by the Rev. W. Awdry, and the spin-off TV Series Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends....
in The Railway SeriesThe Railway SeriesThe Railway Series is a set of story books about a railway system located on the fictional Island of Sodor. There are 42 books in the series, the first being published in 1945. Twenty-six were written by the Rev. W. Awdry, up to 1972. A further 16 were written by his son, Christopher Awdry; 14...
children's books by the Rev. W. AwdryW.V. AwdryWilbert Vere Awdry, OBE , was an English clergyman, railway enthusiast and children's author, better known as the Reverend W. Awdry and creator of Thomas the Tank Engine, who starred in Awdry's acclaimed Railway Series.-Life:Awdry was born at Ampfield vicarage near Romsey, Hampshire in 1911... - Trevor, Neville Longbottom's pet toadToadA toad is any of a number of species of amphibians in the order Anura characterized by dry, leathery skin , short legs, and snoat-like parotoid glands...
in the Harry PotterHarry PotterHarry Potter is a series of seven fantasy novels written by the British author J. K. Rowling. The books chronicle the adventures of the adolescent wizard Harry Potter and his best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, all of whom are students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry...
series - Magical Trevor, a magician in Weebl's cartoons
- Trevor Belmont in the CastlevaniaCastlevaniaCastlevania, known as in Japan, is a video game series created and developed by Konami. The series debuted in Japan on September 26, 1986, with the release of for the Family Computer Disk System , followed by an alternate version for the MSX 2 platform on October 30...
game series - Trevor GoodchildTrevor GoodchildTrevor Goodchild is a fictional character featured in the 1990s animated television series, Æon Flux and the 2005 Æon Flux live action film. He is played by voice actor John Rafter Lee in the half-hour series...
, antagonist in the franchise Æon FluxÆon FluxÆon Flux was originally an avant-garde science fiction animated television series that aired on MTV in various forms throughout the 1990s, with film, comic book, and video game adaptations following thereafter. It premiered in 1991 on MTV's Liquid Television experimental animation show as a... - D.S. Trevor Hands in the British crime drama television series M.I.T.: Murder Investigation Team played by Michael McKellMichael McKellMichael McKell is an English actor and singer/songwriter.- Television career :He is best known for appearing in two British soap operas, Doctors, in which he played Dr...
(2003, 2005) - Trevor McKinney, a 12-year-old in the movie Pay It ForwardPay It ForwardPay It Forward is a 2000 American drama film based on the novel of the same name by Catherine Ryan Hyde. It was directed by Mimi Leder and written by Leslie Dixon...
played by Haley Joel OsmentHaley Joel OsmentHaley Joel Osment is an American actor. After a series of roles in television and film during the 1990s, including a small part in Forrest Gump playing Tom Hanks' title character’s son, Osment rose to fame with his performance as Cole Sear in M... - Trevor MorganTrevor Morgan (EastEnders)Trevor Morgan is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Alex Ferns. He first appeared in December 2000, and became a regular cast member the following summer, after moving into Albert Square with his wife Little Mo Slater .-Storylines:Trevor is introduced as the abusive...
in the BBCBBCThe British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
soap opera EastEndersEastEndersEastEnders is a British television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 19 February 1985 and continuing to today. EastEnders storylines examine the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in the fictional London Borough of Walford in the East End... - Trevor Reznik, main character of the movie The MachinistThe MachinistThe Machinist is a 2004 English-language Spanish psychological thriller film directed by Brad Anderson and written by Scott Kosar....
, played by Christian BaleChristian BaleChristian Charles Philip Bale is an English actor. Best known for his roles in American films, Bale has starred in both big budget Hollywood films and the smaller projects from independent producers and art houses....
See also
- List of Irish-language given names
- List of Scottish Gaelic given names
- John TrevorJohn TrevorJohn Trevor may refer to:*John Trevor I, mid-14th century Bishop of St Asaph*John Trevor II, late 14th century Bishop of St Asaph*Sir John Trevor , MP and Surveyor of the Queen's Ships...
, various people - Trevor JonesTrevor JonesTrevor Jones may refer to:*Trevor Jones , Australian Deputy Chief of Navy *Trevor Jones , South African orchestral film score composer*Trevor Jones , English cricketer for Somerset...
, various people - Trevor SmithTrevor SmithTrevor Smith is a retired field hockey player from Australia, who was a member of the national team that won the silver medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. He also went to the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, where the Australian team missed the medals, finishing...
, various people - Trevor (disambiguation)Trevor (disambiguation)-Places:in the United States*Trevor, Wisconsinin Wales*Trevor, Wrexham**Trevor Basin, a canal basin**Trevor railway station*Trefor, Gwynedd*Trefor, Anglesey-Other meanings:...