Silver

proper nouncommon in dialogue

United States//ˈsɪlvɚ//

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.

proper noun

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.
" - - - I'll level with you, Mr. Cummings." "Silver", he corrected. "Sounds like the Lone Ranger's horse," she said.
"Silver here, my darling wife, insists on the services of a particular yacht upholsterer. - - - " From the way he said the woman's metal name Quayle thought it was changed from a stodgier "Alice" or "Bernice".
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.
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A place name: A township in Carlton County, Minnesota, United States, named after Silver Creek.
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A place name: An unincorporated community in Coke County, Texas, United States.

Etymology

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

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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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