The dover Surname
dover Name Meaning and History
- English: habitational name from the port of Dover in Kent, named from the river on which it stands, a Celtic name meaning ‘the waters’ (from the word which became modern Welsh dwfr ‘water’).
- North German: habitational name from Doveren in the Rhineland, of uncertain etymology; the origin is possibly Celtic and so related ultimately to 1, or a variant of Dove 4.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| dover | jeff ridge | 1 |
| DOVER Lucy M 1882-1968 |
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| DOVER Percy M 1885-1964 |
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| dover/swaney | jeff | 1 |
| DOVER William H Jr 1929-1975 |
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| DOVER G C 1891- |
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| DOVER Myrtle REAVES 1902-1980 |
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| Dewayne Dover and mother Dorothy Dover in Florida? |
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| John Crawford Cover | Wayne Hames | 7 |
| Nora Dover-Willis Edward Verley | Merry Evenson | 5 |
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