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My Fathers middle name was Redvers. This seemed to be a name given around the turn of the century but I have never come across it in my lifetime. Does anyone know the meaning of this name as I have searched time and time again and not even come across a similar name. My Father was English by the way. If anyone can enlighten me, it would be much appreciated.
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For a interesting explanation of where the sudden rise in use of the name Redvers came from around 1900 see https://greatwarlondon.wordpress.com/2012/04/29/redvers/
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I had a grandfather with the middle name of Redvers. He came from the Lake District of England.
The name Redvers is a boy's name meaning "from Reviers; place of rivers".
The name Redvers is a boy's name meaning "from Reviers; place of rivers".
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The name Redvis, my name comes from a different pronunciation of Redvers, and according to my father Alfred Tomas Taylor, it was a Saxon name from the 800 AC to the 1200 AC, and the name had a few meanings. The first meaning was "Great fighter" and later took the meaning of "Knight of honor". I went and search the name myself and the only name that was the same was from the American Red Indian tribe, And the name meaning was "Strong one". Hope this helps.
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There is no "v" in Saxon English, nor any Saxon name recorded anything like either Redvis or Redvers. the element -vis is a Norse or continental form, and aside from mythological names like Alviss, usually a feminine suffix meaning "manner" as in Cynewise, wife of king Penda. Redvers is apparently English folk-etymology of the Norman surname (de) Reviers, from a town in Normandy, not without some justification believed to mean "Rivers" (three rivers have their confluence in or near the town).
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I'm English, but I've never heard of the name Redvers. I will try to look it up for you.
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If you put the name into a search engine, you get quite a response. Redvers seems to be a surname as well. There was a General Sir Redvers Buller, who died in 1908 who I think had something to do with the Boer War. The year that he died gives clues as to when the name was being given at Christenings. My Father was born in 1900, so this would put him into that sort of time period. Unfortunately he died in 1984 so he cannot provide any clues. He had children late in life (I am 37) so I never met my Grandparents on his side fot them to explain where they got the idea to give that particular name. It is concievable he was named after the aforementiond General.
Thanks for replying. Looking forward to your reply telling me all about Redvers!!!
Thanks for replying. Looking forward to your reply telling me all about Redvers!!!
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Raymond Briggs has the middle name Redvers.
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