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Silver.

An English surname originating as an occupation for a silversmith or a rich man, or for someone having silvery gray hair or living by a silvery brook.

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Meaning & usage

name/ˈsɪlvɚ/General-American
  1. An English surname originating as an occupation for a silversmith or a rich man, or for someone having silvery gray hair or living by a silvery brook.

  2. A surname from German.

  3. A unisex given name from English from the metal, or transferred from the surname.

  4. A place name: A community in the Rural Municipality of Armstrong, Manitoba, Canada, named after N. T. Silver.

  5. A place name: A township in Cherokee County, Iowa, United States.

  6. A place name: A township in Carlton County, Minnesota, United States, named after Silver Creek.

  7. A place name: An unincorporated community in Coke County, Texas, United States.

Where this word comes from

As a surname, anglicised from the German Jewish ornamental surname Silber.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.