Wever
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| Meaning | weaver |
| Region of origin | Netherlands |
| Related names | Weaver, Weber, Webber |
| Popularity | Behind the Name |
| Wikipedia articles | All pages beginning with Wever |
Wever is a Dutch surname meaning 'weaver', related to the German surname Weber and the English surnames Weaver and Webber.
- Frans de Wever (1869 – 1940), Dutch physician
- Jurgen Wevers (born 1979), Dutch footballer who plays for RKC Waalwijk
- Merritt Wever (born 1980), American actress
- Robert Wever (fl. 1550), English poet of the sixteenth century
- Stefan Wever (born 1958), German former professional baseball pitcher
- Walther Wever (General) (1887 – 1936), German Luftwaffe Commander before the Second World War
- Walther Wever (1923 – 1945), German Luftwaffe flying ace during the Second World War, son of General Wever
In politics:
- Bart de Wever (born 1970), Flemish politician
- Eben Martin (1855 – 1932), Republican Congressman for South Dakota
- John M. Wever (1847 – 1914), Republican Congressman for New York
- Maarten Wevers (born 1952), Dutch-born New Zealand politician
[edit] See also
- Weber, a German variant
- Webber (surname), an English variant
- Weaver (disambiguation), another English variant
- Weafer, an unrelated surname of Viking origin, sometimes spelled as Weaver or Wever
