Girl

Waverley

WAV-er-lee

Rare & Uncommon ↑ Rising

✦ Meaning

“From the Old English 'wæfer' (wavering) and 'leah' (meadow), literally a meadow of quivering aspens. Literarily significant as the title of Sir Walter Scott's novel.”

Popularity Over Time

Waverley US popularity rank over timeRank 15516 in 2008 to rank 4915 in 2022. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#4915#10216#155161995200020202024

Waverley is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

Old English

Syllables

3

Nicknames

WaveWaveyLee

Style

LiteraryElegantVintageRomanticEthereal

Famous Bearers

  • Waverly Place (TV show setting)
  • character name in various novels

Collections

Literary Names → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Preppy & Surname Names → Vintage Revival →

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People Also Ask

From the Old English 'wæfer' (wavering) and 'leah' (meadow), literally a meadow of quivering aspens. Literarily significant as the title of Sir Walter Scott's novel.

Waverley is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. It's trending up as more parents discover it.

Popular nicknames for Waverley include Wave, Wavey, Lee.

Names that pair beautifully with Waverley include Rosalind, Arabella, Cordelia, Imogen.