# Trevor

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| meaning = "of the large homestead/settlement"
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'''Trevor''' ([Trefor](/source/Trefor_(disambiguation)) in the [Welsh language](/source/Welsh_language)) is a common [given name](/source/given_name) or [surname](/source/surname) of [Welsh](/source/Welsh_language) origin. It is an [habitational name](/source/habitational_name), deriving from the Welsh ''tre(f)'', meaning "homestead", or "settlement" and ''fawr'', meaning "large, big". The [Cornish language](/source/Cornish_language) equivalent is [Trevorrow](/source/Trevorrow) and is most associated with [Ludgvan](/source/Ludgvan).<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hanks |first1=Patrick |title=Dictionary of American Family Names |date=2003 |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=Oxford, UK |isbn=9780195081374}}</ref>

Trevor is also a reduced Anglicized form of the [Gaelic](/source/Irish_language) ''Ó Treabhair'' (descendant of Treabhar), which may derive from the original Welsh name.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Davis |first1=Ben |title=Is Trevor an Irish name? |url=https://www.mvorganizing.org/is-trevor-an-irish-name/ |access-date=31 October 2021 |date=17 December 2020}}</ref>

==As a surname==
===People===
*[Claire Trevor](/source/Claire_Trevor) (1910–2000), American actress
*[Hugh Trevor](/source/Hugh_Trevor) (1903–1933), American actor
*[John Trevor (disambiguation)](/source/John_Trevor_(disambiguation)), various people
*[William Trevor](/source/William_Trevor) (1928–2016), Irish writer
*[William Spottiswoode Trevor](/source/William_Spottiswoode_Trevor) (1831–1907), recipient of the Victoria Cross

===Fictional characters===
*[Steve Trevor](/source/Steve_Trevor), in the DC Comics, 1970s television series and 2017 film ''[Wonder Woman](/source/Wonder_Woman)''

==As a given name==
===People===
*[Trevor Ariza](/source/Trevor_Ariza) (born 1985), American basketball player
*[Trevor Bailey](/source/Trevor_Bailey), English cricketer
*[Trevor Bauer](/source/Trevor_Bauer), American baseball player
*[Trevor Bayne](/source/Trevor_Bayne), NASCAR driver
*[Trevor Baylis](/source/Trevor_Baylis) (1937–2018), British inventor
*[Trevor Bayliss](/source/Trevor_Bayliss), Australian cricket coach
*[Trevor Berbick](/source/Trevor_Berbick), boxer
*[Trevor Bigham](/source/Trevor_Bigham), policeman
*[Trevor Bolder](/source/Trevor_Bolder), British musician, bassist for Uriah Heep
*[Trevor Brooking](/source/Trevor_Brooking), English footballer
*[Trevor Cahill](/source/Trevor_Cahill), baseball player
*[Trevor Chappell](/source/Trevor_Chappell), Australian cricketer
*[Trevor Chinn](/source/Trevor_Chinn) (born 1935), British businessman and philanthropist
*[Trevor Chinn (glaciologist)](/source/Trevor_Chinn_(glaciologist)) (c.1937–2018), New Zealand scientist
*[Trevor Christensen](/source/Trevor_Christensen) (born 1993), American DJ
*[Trevor Christie](/source/Trevor_Christie) (born 1959), English footballer
*[Trevor Daley](/source/Trevor_Daley), hockey player
*[Trevor Daniel (American football)](/source/Trevor_Daniel_(American_football)) (born 1994), American football player
*[Trevor Daniel (singer)](/source/Trevor_Daniel_(singer)) (born 1994), American singer
*[Trevor Dawson](/source/Trevor_Dawson), arms manufacturer
*[Trevor Denbow](/source/Trevor_Denbow) (born 1998), American football player
*[Trevor Denman](/source/Trevor_Denman), Thoroughbred race track announcer, sportscaster
*[Trevor Devall](/source/Trevor_Devall), actor
*[Trevor Dunn](/source/Trevor_Dunn), American bassist ([Mr. Bungle](/source/Mr._Bungle)) and composer
*[Trevor Engelson](/source/Trevor_Engelson) (born 1976), American film producer
*[Trevor Erhardt](/source/Trevor_Erhardt) (born 1962), Canadian ice hockey player
*[Trevor Etienne](/source/Trevor_Etienne) (born 2004), American football player
*[Trevor Eve](/source/Trevor_Eve), actor
*[Trevor Foster](/source/Trevor_Foster), Welsh rugby footballer
*[Trevor Francis](/source/Trevor_Francis), English footballer
*[Trevor Gaskins](/source/Trevor_Gaskins), Panamaian basketball player
*[Trevor Gleeson](/source/Trevor_Gleeson), Australian basketball coach
*[Trevor Guthrie](/source/Trevor_Guthrie) (born 1973), Canadian singer and songwriter
*[Trevor Haddon](/source/Trevor_Haddon), British artist and illustrator
*[Trevor Hauver](/source/Trevor_Hauver) (born 1998), American baseball player
*[Trevor Henry](/source/Trevor_Henry), New Zealand judge
*[Trevor Hill, 1st Viscount Hillsborough](/source/Trevor_Hill%2C_1st_Viscount_Hillsborough)
*[Trevor Hockey](/source/Trevor_Hockey), Welsh footballer
*[Trevor Hoffman](/source/Trevor_Hoffman), baseball player
*[Trevor Horn](/source/Trevor_Horn), English musician
*[Trevor Howard](/source/Trevor_Howard), actor
*[Trevor Huddleston](/source/Trevor_Huddleston), Anglican priest and anti-apartheid activist
*[Trevor Hudgins](/source/Trevor_Hudgins) (born 1999), American basketball player
*[Trevor Hurst](/source/Trevor_Hurst), Canadian singer, vocalist for Econoline Crush
*[Trevor Jacob](/source/Trevor_Jacob), American snowboarder and YouTuber
*[Trevor Jacobs (footballer)](/source/Trevor_Jacobs_(footballer)), English footballer
*[Trevor Jacobs (politician)](/source/Trevor_Jacobs_(politician)), American politician
*[Trevor James (disambiguation)](/source/Trevor_James_(disambiguation)), various people
*[Trevor Jones (disambiguation)](/source/Trevor_Jones_(disambiguation)), various people
*[Trevor Keegan](/source/Trevor_Keegan) (born 2000), American football player
*[Trevor Keels](/source/Trevor_Keels) (born 2003), American basketball player
*[Trevor Kidd](/source/Trevor_Kidd), hockey player
*[Trevor Kirczenow](/source/Trevor_Kirczenow) (born 1985), Canadian health researcher and advocate
*[Trevor Knight](/source/Trevor_Knight), American football player
*[Trevor Lane](/source/Trevor_Lane), American professional baseball player
*[Trevor Lauck](/source/Trevor_Lauck) (born 2004), American football player
*[Trevor Lawrence](/source/Trevor_Lawrence) (born 1999), American football player
*[Sir Trevor Lawrence, 2nd Baronet](/source/Sir_Trevor_Lawrence%2C_2nd_Baronet)
*[Trevor Letowski](/source/Trevor_Letowski), hockey player
*Trevor Oswin Lewis, 4th [Baron Merthyr](/source/Baron_Merthyr)
*[Trevor Lewis](/source/Trevor_Lewis), hockey player
*[Trevor Linden](/source/Trevor_Linden), hockey player
*[Trevor Lock](/source/Trevor_Lock), comedian
*[Trevor Lucas](/source/Trevor_Lucas), spoken word artist
*[Trevor Mallard](/source/Trevor_Mallard), New Zealand politician and Cabinet minister
*[Trevor Manuel](/source/Trevor_Manuel), South African politician and economist
*[Sir Trevor McDonald](/source/Sir_Trevor_McDonald) (born 1939), Trinidadian-British newscaster journalist
*[Trevor McDonald (baseball)](/source/Trevor_McDonald_(baseball)) (born 2001), American baseball player
*[Trevor Milton](/source/Trevor_Milton) (born 1981/1982), American billionaire, CEO and co-founder of Nikola Motor Company
*[Trevor Moore (disambiguation)](/source/Trevor_Moore_(disambiguation)), various people
*[Trevor Murdoch](/source/Trevor_Murdoch), wrestler
*[Trevor Neal](/source/Trevor_Neal), of British comedy duo [Trevor and Simon](/source/Trevor_and_Simon)
*[Trevor Nelson](/source/Trevor_Nelson), British DJ
*[Trevor Noah](/source/Trevor_Noah), South African comedian and presenter
*[Sir Trevor Nunn](/source/Sir_Trevor_Nunn), theatre and film director
*[Trevor Ogilvie-Grant, 4th Baron Strathspey](/source/Trevor_Ogilvie-Grant%2C_4th_Baron_Strathspey) (1879–1948), member of the House of Lords
*[Trevor Olavae](/source/Trevor_Olavae) (born 1959), Solomon Islands politician
*[Trevor Phillips](/source/Trevor_Phillips) (born 1953), British politician
*[Trevor Pinnock](/source/Trevor_Pinnock) (born 1946), English conductor and harpsichordist
*[Trevor Plouffe](/source/Trevor_Plouffe), baseball player
*[Trevor Prescod](/source/Trevor_Prescod), Barbadian politician
*[Trevor Pryce](/source/Trevor_Pryce) (born 1975), American football player
*[Trevor Rabin](/source/Trevor_Rabin), South African guitarist, rock group Yes
*[Trevor Read](/source/Trevor_Read) (born 1980), Canadian ice hockey defenceman
*[Trevor Rees-Jones (businessman)](/source/Trevor_Rees-Jones_(businessman)), American billionaire
*[Trevor Rees-Jones (bodyguard)](/source/Trevor_Rees-Jones_(bodyguard)), bodyguard and sole survivor of the car crash that killed Diana, Princess of Wales
*[Trevor Reid](/source/Trevor_Reid) (1908–1965), English actor
*[Trevor Reid (gridiron football)](/source/Trevor_Reid_(gridiron_football)) (born 2000), American football player
*[Trevor Reilly](/source/Trevor_Reilly) (born 1988), American football player
*[Trevor Roach](/source/Trevor_Roach) (born 1992), American football player
*[Trevor Robbins](/source/Trevor_Robbins) (born 1949), English neuroscientist
*[Trevor Roberts, 2nd Baron Clwyd](/source/Trevor_Roberts%2C_2nd_Baron_Clwyd)
*[Trevor Rosenthal](/source/Trevor_Rosenthal) (born 1990), baseball player
*[Trevor St. John](/source/Trevor_St._John), American actor
*[Trevor Segstro](/source/Trevor_Segstro) (born 1978), Canadian ice hockey player
*[Trevor Semper](/source/Trevor_Semper), Montserratian cricketer
*[Trevor Siemian](/source/Trevor_Siemian), American football player
*[Trevor Skeet](/source/Trevor_Skeet), Conservative MP
*[Trevor Smith (disambiguation)](/source/Trevor_Smith_(disambiguation)), various people
*[Trevor Soar](/source/Trevor_Soar) (born 1956), retired Royal Navy admiral
*[Trevor Spring](/source/Trevor_Spring), gentleman cricketer and army officer
*[Trevor Stamp, 3rd Baron Stamp](/source/Trevor_Stamp%2C_3rd_Baron_Stamp) FRCPath
*[Trevor Stamp, 4th Baron Stamp](/source/Trevor_Stamp%2C_4th_Baron_Stamp) FRCP
*[Trevor Steven](/source/Trevor_Steven), English footballer
*[Trevor Story](/source/Trevor_Story), American baseball player
*[Trevor van Riemsdyk](/source/Trevor_van_Riemsdyk), American ice hockey player
*[Trevor Wallace](/source/Trevor_Wallace), American comedian
*[Trevor Williams (disambiguation)](/source/Trevor_Williams_(disambiguation))
*[Trevor Wilson (basketball)](/source/Trevor_Wilson_(basketball)) (born 1968), American basketball player
*[K. Trevor Wilson](/source/K._Trevor_Wilson) (born 1981), Canadian comedian, writer, and actor
*[Trevor Wright](/source/Trevor_Wright), American actor
*[Trevor Żahra](/source/Trevor_%C5%BBahra), Maltese novelist, poet and illustrator
*[Trevor Zegras](/source/Trevor_Zegras), American ice hockey player
*[Trevor Zinck](/source/Trevor_Zinck) (born 1970), Canadian politician

===Animals===
*[Trevor (duck)](/source/Trevor_(duck)) (died 2019), mallard duck in Niue
===Fictional characters===
*Trevor, titular protagonist of the [1994 short film of the same name](/source/Trevor_(film))
*Trev or Trevor, a series of minor characters created by New Zealand-Australian satirist [John Clarke](/source/John_Clarke_(satirist)), part of his Fred Dagg persona
*Trevor, a demon character in ''[The Good Place](/source/The_Good_Place)'' TV series
*Trevor, [Neville Longbottom](/source/Neville_Longbottom)'s pet toad in the ''Harry Potter'' series
*Trevor, titular protagonist of ''[Trevor: The Musical](/source/Trevor%3A_The_Musical)''
*Trevor the Traction Engine in ''[The Railway Series](/source/The_Railway_Series)'' children's books
*[Magical Trevor](/source/Magical_Trevor), a magician in ''Weebl's cartoons''
*Trevor Belmont, in the ''[Castlevania](/source/Castlevania)'' game series
*Trevor Joseph Brennan/Bauer, main character in the romantic suspense series ''Countermeasure''
*Trevor Evans, childhood of Mike Ross in U.S. TV series ''[Suits](/source/Suits_(U.S._TV_series))''
*[Trevor Fitzroy](/source/Trevor_Fitzroy), supervillain in Marvel Comics
*[Trevor Goodchild](/source/Trevor_Goodchild), antagonist in the ''Æon Flux'' franchise
*Trevor Hale, main character of the TV show ''[Cupid](/source/Cupid_(1998_TV_series))''
*D.S. Trevor Hands in the British crime drama television series ''[M.I.T.: Murder Investigation Team](/source/M.I.T.%3A_Murder_Investigation_Team)''
*[Trevor Jordache](/source/Trevor_Jordache) in the Channel 4 soap opera ''Brookside''
*Trevor Langan, a recurring character and criminal defense attorney in the US TV series ''[Law and Order: Special Victims Unit](/source/Law_and_Order%3A_Special_Victims_Unit)''
*Trevor Lefkowitz, one of the main characters in the [CBS](/source/CBS) series ''[Ghosts](/source/Ghosts_(American_TV_series))''
*Trevor McKinney, protagonist in the film ''[Pay It Forward](/source/Pay_It_Forward_(film))''
*[Trevor Morgan](/source/Trevor_Morgan_(EastEnders)) in the BBC soap opera ''[EastEnders](/source/EastEnders)''
*[Trevor Ockmonick](/source/Trevor_Ockmonick) in the 1980's TV show ''[ALF](/source/ALF_(TV_series))''
*[Trevor Philips](/source/Trevor_Philips), a protagonist in ''Grand Theft Auto V''
*Trevor Reznik, main character of the movie ''[The Machinist](/source/The_Machinist)''
*[Trevor Slattery](/source/Trevor_Slattery), character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
*Trevor Spacey, one of the playable characters in ''[Metal Slug 4](/source/Metal_Slug_4)''
*Trevor Spengler, a ghostbuster, one of the main characters on the film ''[Ghostbusters: Afterlife](/source/Ghostbusters%3A_Afterlife)'' and ''[Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire](/source/Ghostbusters%3A_Frozen_Empire)''
*Trevor's Treasure Tracker, strip cartoon about boy named Trevor in [Whoopee!](/source/Whoopee!_(comics)) comics.
*Trevor Troublemeyer, one of the main characters in the Canadian animated series ''[Sidekick](/source/Sidekick_(TV_series))''

==See also==
*[List of Irish-language given names](/source/List_of_Irish-language_given_names)
*[List of Scottish Gaelic given names](/source/List_of_Scottish_Gaelic_given_names)
*[Hugh Trevor-Roper](/source/Hugh_Trevor-Roper), Lord Dacre (1914–2003), British historian
*[Horace Trevor-Cox](/source/Horace_Trevor-Cox) (1908–2005), Conservative MP who later joined Labour

==References==
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Category:English masculine given names
Category:Irish masculine given names
Category:Masculine given names
Category:Welsh masculine given names

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