Waverly (given name) explained

Waverly
Gender:	Unisex
Meaning:	“Meadow of quivering aspens”
Origin:	English

Waverly is a given name, a transferred use of a surname and place name that likely meant “meadow filled with quivering aspens”.^{[1] [2]} Modern parents might also associate the name with ocean waves because of the first syllable of the name. ^[3]

Popularity

Variant spellings Waverlee, Waverleigh, Waverley, and Waverlie are also in use. It is in use for both sexes but has recently gained in usage for girls in the United States. Waverly has been among the one thousand most popular names for girls in the United States since 2018.^[4]

People

• Waverly Alford III (born 1977), stage name King Gordy, a rapper from Detroit, Michigan
• Waverly Brown (1935–1981), American police officer killed in the line of duty
• Waverly D. Crenshaw Jr. (born 1956), United States district judge
• Waverly Jackson (born 1972), American former National Football League player
• Waverly Person (1926–2022), American seismologist
• Waverly Jack Slattery (1904–1983), American politician, elected to the California Senate in 1958
• Waverly B. Woodson Jr. (1922–2005), American soldier and health professional

Fictional characters

• Waverly Earp, a female character from comic book and TV series Wynonna Earp
• Waverly Jong, a female character from The Joy Luck Club
• Waverly Boyle, one of the three rich Boyle sisters and ally to the antagonist of the 2012 French video game Dishonored.

See also

• Waverley Root (1903–1982), American journalist and writer

Notes and References

1. Web site: Waverly - Baby Name Meaning, Origin, and Popularity.
2. Web site: Waverley Surname Origin, Meaning & Last Name History.
3. Web site: Baby Name of the Day: Waverly. 23 December 2010.
4. Web site: Popular Baby Names. 2022-04-02. 2018-02-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20180202070118/https://www.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/babyname.cgi. dead.