Meaning of the name Redvers (General)

by rachael, Friday, March 26, 2010, 11:09 (5435 days ago)

Hi all, my first post in a long long time.

Have been trying to see if I can find out the meaning of the name Redvers. It is my Grandfathers name, who was born 'n' bred in the forest.

Have been researching the Simmonds/Simmons/Symmonds/Symons/Simons family in depth for a few months now, and thought it would be interesting to see where their names derived from.

I have learned that Redvers used to be a surname until the 19th century, but no suggestions of where it came from or what it could actually mean!

While I'm posting, like to take the opportunity to send a big thanks to David Drinkwater who supplied me with lots of Simmonds family details and leads a few years ago, it has certainly helped me along the way!!!

Hope to hear from anyone who can help :)

Thanks

Rachael