"Trevor" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈtɹɛvɚ/ [General-American], /ˈtɹɛvə/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Trevor.wav
Rhymes: -ɛvə(ɹ) Head templates: {{en-prop}} Trevor
  1. A male given name from Welsh, from Welsh Trefor. Popular in the UK in the 1950s and the 1960s.
    Sense id: en-Trevor-en-name-M~jExAhL Categories (other): English given names, English male given names
  2. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Trevor-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
  3. A village in Llangollen Rural community, Wrexham borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SJ2642). Categories (place): Places in Wales, Places in Wrexham, Wales, Villages in Wales, Villages in Wrexham, Wales
    Sense id: en-Trevor-en-name-CNx6KWcs
  4. A community in the village of Salem Lakes, Kenosha County, Wisconsin, United States. Categories (place): Places in Wisconsin, USA, Places in the United States, Villages in Wisconsin, USA, Villages in the United States
    Sense id: en-Trevor-en-name-vVNY7XOd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 1 27 66 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 4 26 62 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 4 27 63
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Trev, Trevor disease, Trevs Related terms: Trefor, Trevorrow
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