Grover.
A topographic surname from Middle English for someone who lived near a grove.
Meaning & usage
A topographic surname from Middle English for someone who lived near a grove.
A male given name transferred from the surname, popular in the USA in the 1880s and 1890s when Grover Cleveland was President.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Weld County, Colorado.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Douglas County, Kansas.
A number of places in the United States: An abandoned town in Fremont Township, Winona County, Minnesota.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Seward County, Nebraska.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Cleveland County, North Carolina.
A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Dorchester County, South Carolina.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Codington County, South Dakota.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Wayne County, Utah.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Marinette County, Wisconsin.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Taylor County, Wisconsin.
A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Lincoln County, Wyoming.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree English grove Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English Grover From grove + -er.
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