Carver

English

"wood carver"

Carver Origin and Meaning

The name Carver is a boy's name of English origin meaning "wood carver".

Carver is an occupational name with an artistic bent, as is the newly arrived Painter, which has a fresher feel than the 1990's Carter. It also has eminent last-name links to botanist and educator George Washington Carver and short story master Raymond Carver.

Carver appears as a character in the R. D. Blackmore classic Lorna Doone.

Carver Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1961 on Nameberry

Carver Popularity

• 1961 Nameberry 2024
• 434 Unique 2023
• 833 Future 2028

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Carver in Pop Culture

• Carver Doone villain in "Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor" by R.D. Blackmore
• Carver Descartes character on "The Weekenders"
• Carver FEMALE character in "Bring It On" (2000)
• Carver Edlund pseudonym of Chuck Shurley, character on TV's "Supernatural"
• Carver Hawke brother of the protagonist in the video game "Dragon Age II"
• Carver character in video game "Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation"
• Carver Briggs character in "Goodbye Days" by Jeff Zentner