Waverley Forename

732,696th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 157 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Waverley Forename Definition:

A Teutonic name, meaning: The rippling meadow.

Waverley Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
74%
 
761:4,770,22360,577
Canada-231:1,440,58124,592
Australia-111:1,241,60213,569
England
 
61%
111:5,054,81145,959
South Africa
 
63%
91:6,059,183119,004
Brazil-81:26,779,519235,888
Scotland
100%
51:1,070,07310,235
Bermuda-41:16,2061,525
Belgium-21:5,745,02030,381
New Zealand-21:2,268,02212,390
Uruguay-21:1,713,81810,870
Barbados-11:289,7893,893
Guyana-11:763,26224,238
Malaysia
100%
11:30,449,940373,101
Saint Lucia
100%
11:177,8158,104

Waverley (91) may also be a surname.

Waverley Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Teutonic name, meaning: The rippling meadow.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

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