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Culver

Culver

10 8.8
A family name people use as their last name
  • proper noun
  • /ˈkʌlvər/
: Culver
  • - You remember Gary Culver from medical school?
  • Senator Culver
  • John Culver
  • Culver's statement

Examples

  • Mrs. Kim, social studies teacher at Culver School.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • "It's not all that hard to imagine," Culver says.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • The new student at Culver School thought she had left war behind.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • "When have I written about you?" Culver asks.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • We're at Culver Studios, shooting green screen.

  • - And this is Kitty Culver.

  • "Believe me," Culver tells him, "there's been an accident."

    Fiction book (2000)
  • Jones, Clemons, and Culver fight it out for the other spot.

    Blog text (1)
  • "I was hoping you'd decided to grant us a temporary stay," Culver tells her as they walk together toward the house.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • - You remember Gary Culver from medical school?

Surface Forms

Culver main

Etymology

Culver comes from an old English word culfre meaning 'dove' or 'pigeon'. So the surname probably began as a name for someone who kept or cared for doves, and that image helps explain the family name today.