Dover (surname)
Dover is a toponymic surname of Celtic origin used in English and German names.
| Origin | |
|---|---|
| Word/name | Celtic |
| Meaning | the waters |
| Region of origin | England, Northern Germany |
English surname etymology
Relating to the port of Dover in Kent, England. Named from the river on which it stands, Dover is a Celtic name meaning "the waters" (from the word that later became the modern Welsh word "dwfr" for "water").[1]
German surname etymology
Relating to Doveren, a part of the town Hückelhoven in the Rhineland of uncertain etymology. Its origin is possibly also Celtic and thereby related in meaning to the English name as well.[1]
People with the surname Dover
- Cedric Dover (1904–1961), British-Indian entomologist, poet, and writer
- Connie Dover, American singer/songwriter
- Den Dover (born 1938), British politician
- Eric Dover (born 1967), American musician
- Gabriel Dover (1937–2018), British geneticist
- Kenneth Dover (1920–2010), British academic; former Chancellor of the University of St Andrews
- Kieran Dover (born 1996), Australian footballer
- Mary Dover (fl. 1908), Canadian chemist
- Mildred Dover (born 1941), former Canadian politician
- Robert Dover (Cotswold Games) (1575–1641), English captain and attorney
- Robert Dover (equestrian) (born 1958), American Olympic equestrian
- Rupert Dover, Hong Kong police officer
equestrian
- Jonathan Dover (born 1964), a lawyer in Manchester from Liverpool
References
- "Dover Name Meaning". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
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