Silver — English Dictionary

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.

   Examples

   " - - - I'll level with you, Mr. Cummings." "Silver", he corrected. "Sounds like the Lone Ranger's horse," she said.

   More examples (1)

   "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.

6. A place name: A township in Carlton County, Minnesota, United States, named after Silver Creek.

7. A place name: An unincorporated community in Coke County, Texas, United States.