Trevor

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Trevor can be a male given name or a surname.

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".

Trevor is also a name of Irish origin. It is a reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Treabhair (descendant of Treabhar), a byname meaning "industrious", "tight", or "prudent".

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
• William Trevor (born 1928), Irish writer
• Hugh Trevor-Roper, Lord Dacre (1914–2003), British historian
• Horace Trevor-Cox (1908-2005), Conservative MP who later joined Labour

As a given name

Notable people with the forename Trevor include:

• Trevor Ariza, NBA basketball
• Trevor Bailey, cricketer
• Trevor Baylis (born 1937), British inventor
• Trevor Berbick, boxer
• The Hon. Sir Trevor Bigham, policeman
• Trevor Bolder, British musician, bassist for band Uriah Heep
• Sir Trevor Brooking
• Trevor Cahill, baseball player
• Sir Trevor Chinn
• Trevor Daley, hockey player
• Sir Trevor Dawson Bt, arms manufacturer
• Trevor Devall, actor
• Trevor Erhardt (born 1962), Canadian ice hockey player
• Trevor Eve, actor
• Trevor Francis, former English footballer
• Sir Trevor Henry, NZ judge
• Trevor Hill, 1st Viscount Hillsborough
• Trevor Hoffman, MLB baseball
• Trevor Horn
• Trevor Howard, actor
• Trevor Huddleston, Anglican priest and anti-apartheid activist
• Trevor Hurst, Canadian singer, vocalist for band Econoline Crush
• Trevor Jones (composer), orchestral film score composer
• Trevor Kidd, hockey player
• Sir Trevor Lawrence, 2nd Baronet
• Trevor Letowski, hockey player
• 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
• Peter Trevor Maxwell, Peter Maxwell, 28th Baron de Ros, Premier Baron of England
• Sir Trevor McDonald, broadcaster
• Trevor Moore, American comedian
• Trevor Murdock, ring name of professional wrestler William Mueller
• Trevor Nelson, British DJ
• Trevor Noah, South African stand-up comedian
• Sir Trevor Nunn, theatre and film director
• 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, guitarist formerly of the rock group Yes
• Trevor Read (born 1980), Canadian ice hockey defenceman
• Trevor Rees-Jones, 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 Clwyd
• Trevor St. John, American actor
• Trevor Segstro (born 1978), Canadian ice hockey player
• Trevor Semper, Montserratian cricketer
• Sir Trevor Skeet, Conservative MP
• Trevor Smith (ice hockey), Canadian ice hockey player
• Trevor Arthur Smith, Baron Smith of Clifton, Liberal Democrat Peer
• Trevor Tahiem Smith Jr., a.k.a. Busta Rhymes, American rapper
• Admiral Sir Trevor Soar, C-in-C Fleet from June 2009
• Trevor Stamp, 3rd Baron Stamp FRCPath
• Trevor Stamp, 4th Baron Stamp FRCP
• Trevor Steven, English footballer
• Trevor Wilkinson, founder (1947–1965) TVR sports cars
• Sir Trevor Williams, 1st Baronet
• Trevor Wright, American actor

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 Goodchild, antagonist in the franchise Æon Flux
• D.S. Trevor Hands in the British crime drama television series M.I.T.: Murder Investigation Team played by Michael McKell (2003, 2005)
• Trevor McKinney, a 12-year-old in the movie Pay It Forward played by Haley Joel Osment
• Trevor Jordache, from the Channel 4 soap opera Brookside
• Trevor Morgan, from the BBC soap opera EastEnders
• Trevor Reznik, main character of the movie The Machinist, played by Christian Bale
• Trevor Evans, childhood/closest friend (at the beginning) of Mike Ross in USA's TV series Suits (TV Series), played by Tom Lipinski
• 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
• Steve Trevor, character in both the DC Comic book and 1970s television series, Wonder Woman

See also

• List of Irish-language given names
• List of Scottish Gaelic given names
• John Trevor (disambiguation), various people
• Trevor Jones (disambiguation), various people
• Trevor Smith (disambiguation), various people
• Trevor (disambiguation)

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