Trevor
Trevor is a given name and surname of Welsh and Irish origin.
Etymology
Trevor can be a given name or surname of Welsh origin : also a habitational name from any of the numerous places in Wales, in particular the one near Llangollen, from the Welsh tre, meaning "homestead", or "settlement" and a form of mawr, meaning "large, big",.Trevor is also a name of Irish origin. It is a reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Treabhair, which may be an Irish spelling of the Welsh name, a byname meaning "industrious", "ambitious", or "prudent". As a given name it is typically masculine, however in North America it can be a female name.
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
- John Trevor II was Bishop of St Asaph
- Robert Hampden-Trevor, 1st Viscount Hampden of the first creation, Diplomat
- Baron Trevor is a British peerage title.
Notable people with the surname Trevor include:
- Claire Trevor, American actress
- Glen Trevor, pen-name of James Hilton
- Hugh Trevor, American actor
- John Trevor, various people
- William Trevor, Irish writer
- Steve Trevor, in the DC Comics, 1970s television series and 2017 film Wonder Woman
As a given name
- Trevor Ariza, American basketball player
- Trevor Bailey, English cricketer
- Trevor Bauer, American baseball player
- Trevor Bayne, NASCAR Driver
- Trevor Baylis, British inventor
- Trevor Bayliss, Australian cricket coach
- Trevor Berbick, boxer
- The Hon. Sir Trevor Bigham, policeman
- Trevor Bolder, British musician, bassist for Uriah Heep
- Sir Trevor Brooking, English footballer
- Trevor Cahill, baseball player
- Trevor Chappell, Australian cricketer
- Sir Trevor Chinn, British businessman and philanthropist
- Trevor Chinn , New Zealand scientist
- Trevor Christensen, American DJ
- Trevor Christie, English footballer
- Trevor Daley, hockey player
- Trevor Daniel, American football player
- Sir Trevor Dawson Bt, arms manufacturer
- Trevor Denman, Thoroughbred race track announcer, sportscaster
- Trevor Devall, actor
- Trevor Engelson, American film producer
- Trevor Erhardt, Canadian ice hockey player
- Trevor Eve, actor
- Trevor Foster, Welsh rugby footballer
- Trevor Francis, English footballer
- Trevor Gaskins, Panamaian basketball player
- Trevor Gleeson, Australian basketball coach
- Trevor Haddon, British artist and illustrator
- Sir Trevor Henry, New Zealand judge
- Trevor Hill, 1st Viscount Hillsborough
- Trevor Hockey, Welsh footballer
- Trevor Hoffman, baseball player
- Trevor Horn, English musician
- Trevor Howard, actor
- Trevor Huddleston, Anglican priest and anti-apartheid activist
- Trevor Hurst, Canadian singer, vocalist for Econoline Crush
- Trevor James, various people
- Trevor Jones, various people
- Trevor Kidd, hockey player
- Trevor Knight, American football player
- Trevor Lane, American professional baseball player
- Sir Trevor Lawrence, 2nd Baronet
- Trevor Letowski, hockey player
- Trevor Oswin Lewis, 4th Baron Merthyr
- Trevor Lewis, hockey player
- Trevor Linden, hockey player
- Trevor Lock, comedian
- Trevor Lucas, spoken word artist
- Trevor Mallard, New Zealand politician and Cabinet Minister
- Trevor Manuel, South African politician and economist
- Sir Trevor McDonald, broadcaster
- Trevor Milton, American billionaire, CEO and co-founder of Nikola Motor Company
- Trevor Moore, various people
- Trevor Murdock, ring name of wrestler William Mueller
- Trevor Neal, of British comedy duo Trevor and Simon
- Trevor Nelson, British DJ
- Trevor Noah, comedian and presenter
- Sir Trevor Nunn, theatre and film director
- Trevor Ogilvie-Grant, 4th Baron Strathspey, member of the House of Lords
- Trevor Phillips, British politician
- Trevor Pinnock, English conductor and harpsichordist
- Trevor Plouffe, baseball player
- Trevor Pryce, American football player
- Trevor Rabin, guitarist, rock group Yes
- Trevor Read, Canadian ice hockey defenceman
- Trevor Rees-Jones, American billionaire
- Trevor Rees-Jones, bodyguard and sole survivor of the car crash that killed Diana, Princess of Wales
- Trevor Reilly, American football player
- Trevor Roach, American football player
- Trevor Robbins, English neuroscientist
- Trevor Roberts, 2nd Baron Clwyd
- Trevor Rosenthal, baseball player
- Trevor St. John, American actor
- Trevor Segstro, Canadian ice hockey player
- Trevor Semper, Montserratian cricketer
- Trevor Siemian, American football player
- Sir Trevor Skeet, Conservative MP
- Trevor Smith, various people
- Admiral Sir Trevor Soar, C-in-C Fleet from June 2009
- Trevor Spring, gentleman cricketer and army officer
- Trevor Stamp, 3rd Baron Stamp FRCPath
- Trevor Stamp, 4th Baron Stamp FRCP
- Trevor Steven, English footballer
- Trevor Story, American baseball player
- Trevor van Riemsdyk, American ice hockey player
- Sir Trevor Williams, 1st Baronet
- Trevor Williams, American football player
- Trevor Wilson , American basketball player
- K. Trevor Wilson, Canadian comedian, writer, and actor
- Trevor Wright, American actor
Fictional characters
- Trevor the Traction Engine in The Railway Series children's books by the Rev. W. Awdry
- Trevor, Neville Longbottom's pet toad in the Harry Potter series
- Magical Trevor, a magician in Weebl's cartoons
- Trevor Belmont in the Castlevania game series
- Trevor Joseph Brennan/Bauer, main character in the Romantic Suspense series, Countermeasure
- Trevor Evans, childhood/closest friend of Mike Ross in U.S. TV series Suits
- Trevor Fitzroy, supervillain in Marvel Comics
- Trevor Goodchild, antagonist in the Æon Flux franchise
- Trevor Hale, main character of the TV show Cupid played by Jeremy Piven
- D.S. Trevor Hands in the British crime drama television series played by Michael McKell
- Trevor Jordache in the Channel 4 soap opera Brookside
- Trevor Langan, a recurring character and criminal defense attorney in the US TV series "" played by Peter Hermann
- Trevor McKinney, a 12-year-old in the movie Pay It Forward played by Haley Joel Osment
- Trevor Morgan in the BBC soap opera EastEnders
- Trevor Ockmonick in the 80's TV show ALF
- Trevor Philips is one of the three playable protagonists in the videogame Grand Theft Auto V by Rockstar Games
- Trevor Reznik, main character of the movie The Machinist, played by Christian Bale
- Trevor Slattery, a washed-up actor played by Ben Kingsley who portrays the fraudulent terrorist persona the Mandarin in Iron Man 3
- Trevor's Treasure Tracker, strip cartoon about boy named Trevor in Whoopee! comics.
- Trevor Troublemeyer, one of the main characters in the Canadian animated series Sidekick
- Trev or Trevor, a series of minor characters created by New Zealand-Australian satirist John Clarke as part of his Fred Dagg persona