Trevor 3160692 224105870 2008-07-07T09:51:45Z 122.57.230.187 {{Infobox Given Name Revised| name = Trevor | image = | imagesize = | caption = | pronunciation = | gender = Male | meaning = ''Big Village''<br>''Prudent'' | region = | origin = Welsh, Irish | related names = | footnotes = (insert reference) }} '''Trevor''' can be a [[male]] [[given name]] or a [[surname]]. ==Etymology== '''Trevor''' can be a [[given name]] or [[surname]] of [[Welsh language|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 language|Irish]] origin. It is a reduced Anglicized form of [[Irish language|Gaelic]] ''Ó Treabhair'' (descendant of Treabhar), a [[byname]] meaning "industrious", "tight", or "Awesome". ==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 Trevaur II|John Trevor II]] was [[Bishop of St Asaph]] (1395-1402) *[[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 ==As a given name== Notable people with the forename '''Trevor''' include: *[[Trevor Ariza]], [[NBA]] [[basketball]] *[[Trevor Berbick]], boxer *[[Trevor Eve]], actor *Sir [[Trevor Dawson]] Bt, arms manufacturer *[[Trevor Devall]], actor *[[Trevor Hoffman]], [[MLB]] [[baseball]] *[[Trevor Howard]], actor *[[Trevor Immelman]], golfer *[[Trevor Mallard]], [[New Zealand]] politician and Cabinet Minister *[[Trevor Linden]], [[NHL]] [[hockey]] *[[Sir Trevor McDonald]], broadcaster *[[Trevor Nelson]], British DJ *[[Sir Trevor Nunn]], theatre and film director *[[Trevor Phillips]] (born 1953), British politician *[[Trevor Pryce]] (born 1975), American football player *[[Trevor Rabin]], guitarist formerly of the rock group [[Yes (band)|Yes]] *[[Trevor Rees-Jones]], Bodyguard and sole survivor of the car crash that killed [[Diana, Princess of Wales]] *[[Trevor Rhodes]], professional wrestler *[[Trevor St. John]], American actor, best known as [[Todd Manning]] on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC-TV]] soap opera [[One Life to Live]] *Trevor Tahiem Smith Jr., a.k.a [[Busta Rhymes]], American rapper *[[Trevor Steven]], English footballer *[[Trevor Wilkinson]], founder (1947–1965) [[TVR]] [[sports cars]] ===Fictional characters=== *[[Trevor the Traction Engine]], character from ''[[The Railway Series]]'' children's books by the [[W.V. Awdry|Rev. W. Awdry]] *[[Neville Longbottom#Trevor|Trevor]], [[Neville Longbottom]]'s pet [[toad]] in the ''[[Harry Potter]]'' series *[[Trevor Belmont#Trevor_Belmont_.281476-1479.29|Trevor Belmont]], a character from the popular ''[[Castlevania]]'' game series *Trevor McKinney, a 12 year old character in the movie ''[[Pay It Forward]]'' played by [[Haley Joel Osment]] *D.S. Trevor Hands, character from the British crime drama television series, "[[M.I.T.: Murder Investigation Team]]" played by [[Michael McKell]] (2003, 2005). ==Other uses of the name== *''[[Trevor (film)|Trevor]]'', 1995 award-winning short film which received honorable mention at the 1995 [[Sundance Film Festival]] and won Best Live Action Short Film at the [[67th Academy Awards]] *[[The Trevor Project]], toll-free suicide prevention helpline aimed at gay and questioning youth in the United States, inspired by the film ==See also== *[[John Trevor]], various people *[[Trevor Jones]], various people {{Given name|Trevor|nocat}} {{Surname|Trevor}} [[Category:Welsh given names]] [[Category:Irish given names]] [[Category:Masculine given names]] [[br:Treveur]] [[de:Trevor]]