Meaning & Origin
The name of many places in the United States of America: A small town in Chambers County and Lee County, Alabama. A former settlement in Lassen County, California. An unincorporated community in Larimer County, Colorado. A census-designated place in Polk County, Florida. An unincorporated community in Camden County, Georgia. A small city in Morgan County, Illinois. An unincorporated community in Morgan County, Indiana. A city, the county seat of Bremer County, Iowa. A small city in Coffey County, Kansas. A small home rule city in Union County, Kentucky. An unincorporated community in Madison Parish, Louisiana. A neighbourhood of Baltimore, Maryland. An unincorporated community in Eaton County, Michigan. A small city in Wright County, Minnesota. A small city in Lafayette County, Missouri. A city in Lancaster County, Nebraska. A town in Franklin County, New York. A village in Tioga County, New York. A village, the county seat of Pike County, Ohio. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Codington County, South Dakota. A city, the county seat of Humphreys County, Tennessee. unincorporated communities in Albemarle and Caroline Counties, Virginia. An incorporated town in Sussex County, Virginia. A small town in Spokane County, Washington. A census-designated place in Wood County, West Virginia. An unincorporated community in Pierce County, Wisconsin.
Waverly is a girl's and boy's baby name of Old English origin, from the English place name meaning "quaking aspen meadow" or "field of flickering aspens," from the Old English waefre (flickering) and leah (meadow). Sir Walter Scott named his first novel Waverley in 1814, launching one of the most celebrated literary series of the 19th century.
Waverly has been gaining ground in the United States as a gentle, literary name with landscape poetry at its core. Disney Channel's Wizards of Waverly Place — starring Selena Gomez — gave it a generation of young fans, and its four-syllable elegance has kept it in steady use.