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Waverley

Waverley proper noun: a very rare Scottish surname of unknown origin.

Proper noun

Waverley

  1. A very rare Scottish surname of unknown origin.
  2. The main railway station in Edinburgh, Scotland (OS grid ref NT258738).
    • Waverley has plenty of eateries scattered around its 21 platforms, giving opportunities to stock up during our 20-minute connection period.2025 March 19, “Investment pays off in Scotland”, in RAIL, number 1031, page 56
  3. An eastern suburb and local government area of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
  4. A rural locality in the Shire of Boulia, Queensland, Australia.
  5. A suburb of the city of Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.
  6. A ghost town in the Goldfields-Esperance region, Western Australia.
  7. A suburb of Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
  8. A town in south Taranaki, New Zealand.
  9. A local government district with borough status in southern Surrey, England, to be merged into West Surrey unitary authority in April 2027; see West Surrey.
  10. A community and civil parish with a community council in Rotherham borough, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK4187).

Origin of Waverley

From Old English wǣfre (“restless, wavering”) + lēah (“meadow”), thus "the woodland clearing with swaying trees".

Words formed from Waverley

Questions about Waverley

What does Waverley mean?
Waverley means a very rare Scottish surname of unknown origin.
What part of speech is Waverley?
Waverley is a proper noun.

Words near Waverley in the dictionary

  1. waveriders
  2. wavering
  3. waveringly
  4. waveringness
  5. waverings
  6. Waverley
  7. Waverleyan
  8. Waverly
  9. waverous
  10. wavers
  11. waversome

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