Trevor
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{{Infobox Given Name Revised| name = 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 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
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