Dover (surname)
Dover is a toponymic surname of Celtic origin used in English and German names.
English surname etymology
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".German surname etymology
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.People with the surname Dover
- Cedric Dover, British-Indian entomologist, poet, and writer
- Connie Dover, American singer/songwriter
- Den Dover, British politician
- Eric Dover, American musician
- Gabriel Dover, British geneticist
- Kenneth Dover, British academic; former Chancellor of the University of St Andrews
- Kieran Dover, Australian footballer
- Mary Dover, Canadian chemist
- Mildred Dover, former Canadian politician
- Robert Dover (Cotswold Games), English captain and attorney
- Robert Dover (equestrian), American Olympic equestrian
- Rupert Dover, Hong Kong police officer
Pseudonyms
- Ben Dover, stage name of Simon James Honey, English pornographic actor