Beevor
Appearance
Beevor as a surname may refer to:
- Antony Beevor (born 1946), British historian
- Charles Edward Beevor (1854–1908), English neurologist and anatomist
- Beevor's axiom, the idea that the brain does not know muscles, only movements
- Beevor's sign, characteristic of some types of spinal cord injury
- Humphry Beevor (1903–1965), 7th Bishop of Lebombo, Mozambique
- James Rigby Beevor (1811–1849), English colonist and pastoralist of South Australia, after whom Mount Beevor is named
- John Beevor (1845-1903), English first-class cricketer
- Miles Beevor (1900–1994), English solicitor, pilot and businessman
- Beevor baronets, created in 1784 for the prominent agriculturalist Thomas Beevor
See also
[edit]- Belvoir (disambiguation)
- Beauvois (disambiguation)
External links
[edit]- "Beavor": 1. Norman locational name derived from places called Beauvoir, either in France (several), or from Belvoir in Leicestershire. 2. Derived from Old English 'beofor', meaning 'beaver'. At SurnameDB: The Internet Surname Database, Name Origin Research. Accessed 23 April 2024.