The haver Surname
haver Name Meaning and History
- North German: metonymic occupational name for a grower of or dealer in oats, from Low German Haver ‘oats’. Compare Hafer, Haber.
- Dutch: of uncertain derivation; possibly a Brabantine form of de Hauwer, an occupational name for a wood or stone cutter, Middle Dutch hauwer(e) ‘cutter’, ‘hewer’.
- English: from Middle English haver ‘oats’, applied as a metonymic occupational name for a farmer who grew oats or for a grain merchant.
- English: possibly a nickname from Middle English haver ‘buck’, ‘billy-goat’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| William C. Haver, 89, **Served U.S, World War II Army veteran,** Owner and operator of Haver's Pharmacy in Bridgeville |
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| Haver of Willard & Attica, Ohio | Wayne Pfaff | 0 |
| June (nee Gearman) Haver | Henry G | 7 |
| Dora Haver | Ricky Sowders | 0 |
| HAVER (Brooklyn NY) LAWYER |
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| Matilda Haver Obituary - Sebastopol, California |
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| Haver Family in Illinois & Ohio | Joan Knudsen | 1 |
| Sarah G.O. Haver Stafford |
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| william Haver | R.E. Wasmuth | 2 |
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