Message: "de Vere" - Behind the Name

de Vere

by locket (guest)

4/19/2009, 1:44 PM

Does anyone know the meaning, origin, pronounciation of de Vere?

- Jonquil

6/16/2009, 1:06 PM

Family name of the Earls of Oxford.

- Brendan (guest)

5/5/2009, 10:00 PM

Pron. "deh VEER", the "de" having a short E sound, as in Erin or Evan.

- Marc (picard)

4/19/2009, 2:43 PM

De Vere is an anglicization of French de Ver 'from Ver', the name of a number of places in the north of France. I imagine it rhymes with veer.

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