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4/26/2025, 7:32 AM DoingNothing247
10/10/2013, 12:52 PM babycrookston

Name Cheever
Type Surname (from occupation & from nickname)
Usage English
Other Forms FormsCheevers, Chivers
Edit Status Status3. usages AND description are verified

Meaning & History

Occupational name for a goatherd or a nickname for a capricious person, from Anglo-Norman chevre "goat". A famous bearer of the name was American author John William Cheever (1912-1982).
Added 10/10/2013 by babycrookston