Dover (surname)

DoverOrigin

Word/name| Celtic
Meaning| the waters
Region of origin| England, Northern Germany

Dover is a toponymic surname of Celtic origin used in English and German names.

## English surname etymology

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Relating to the port of Dover in Kent, England. Named from the river on which it stands, Dover is a Celtic name meaning "the waters" (from the word that later became the modern Welsh word "dwfr" for "water").[1]

## German surname etymology

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Relating to Doveren, a part of the town Hückelhoven in the Rhineland of uncertain etymology. Its origin is possibly also Celtic and thereby related in meaning to the English name as well.[1]

## People with the surname Dover

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* Cedric Dover (1904–1961), British-Indian entomologist, poet, and writer
* Connie Dover, American singer/songwriter
* Den Dover (born 1938), British politician
* Eric Dover (born 1967), American musician
* Gabriel Dover (1937–2018), British geneticist
* Kenneth Dover (1920–2010), British academic; former Chancellor of the University of St Andrews
* Kieran Dover (born 1996), Australian footballer
* Mary Dover (fl. 1908), Canadian chemist
* Mildred Dover (born 1941), former Canadian politician
* Robert Dover (Cotswold Games) (1575–1641), English captain and attorney
* Robert Dover (equestrian) (born 1958), American Olympic equestrian
* Rupert Dover, Hong Kong police officer

## References

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1. ^ a b "Dover Name Meaning". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 20 March 2021.

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