The story
Compound of Glover (“a surname”) + town. The town is named after Sir John Hawley Glover (1829 - 1885), governor of Newfoundland between 1875-1881 and 1883-1885. See also Glover Island.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Full definition →
Compound of Glover (“a surname”) + town. The town is named after Sir John Hawley Glover (1829 - 1885), governor of Newfoundland between 1875-1881 and 1883-1885. See also Glover Island.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.