Grover

Grover
a) for someone who lived near a grove.
b) transferred from the surname. Popular in the U.S.A. in the 1880s and 1890s when Grover Cleveland was President.

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  • Grover — ist der Name folgender Orte in den Vereinigten Staaten: Grover (Colorado) Grover (North Carolina) Grover (South Carolina) Grover (Wisconsin) Grover (Wyoming) Grover Beach (Kalifornien) Grover s Mill (New Jersey) Personen (Vorname): Grover… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Grover — Grover, WY U.S. Census Designated Place in Wyoming Population (2000): 137 Housing Units (2000): 56 Land area (2000): 0.861839 sq. miles (2.232152 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.861839 sq.… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Grover — m English: transferred use of the surname, which originated as a local name for someone who lived near a grove of trees (Old English grāf). Use as a given name may be partly due to the American president Stephen Grover Cleveland (1837–1908), who… …   First names dictionary

  • Grover, CO — U.S. town in Colorado Population (2000): 153 Housing Units (2000): 85 Land area (2000): 0.502079 sq. miles (1.300378 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.502079 sq. miles (1.300378 sq. km) FIPS code …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Grover, NC — U.S. town in North Carolina Population (2000): 698 Housing Units (2000): 313 Land area (2000): 0.988381 sq. miles (2.559896 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.028974 sq. miles (0.075042 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.017355 sq. miles (2.634938 sq. km)… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Grover, WY — U.S. Census Designated Place in Wyoming Population (2000): 137 Housing Units (2000): 56 Land area (2000): 0.861839 sq. miles (2.232152 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.861839 sq. miles (2.232152 …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Grover — Infobox Sesame Street character name = Grover first = 1970 gender = Male creator = voiced by = Frank Oz (1970 2001 and occasionally since) Eric Jacobson (2002 present) portrayer = alias = Grover is a Muppet character on the television show Sesame …   Wikipedia

  • Grover — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Grover (label) Algorithme de Grover Grover est le nom de plusieurs lieux aux  États Unis Grover (Colorado) …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Grover — This surname recorded in the spellings of Grove, Groves, and Grover, is of Anglo Saxon pre 9th century origins. Deriving from the Olde German word graf , the surname is topographical or occupational for a dweller or worker by a grove or wood.… …   Surnames reference

  • grover — grò·ver s.m.inv. TS tecn. → rondella grover {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: sec. XX. ETIMO: etim. incerta …   Dizionario italiano

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