Everett - Origin and Meaning of the name

[ 3 syll. e-ve-ret(t), ev-ere-tt ] The boy name Everett is pronounced as EHVerahT or EHVRahT ^KEY. Everett is an English name of Old English origin. The first name is derived from the surname, which is itself from the first name Everard. As a first name, Everett was adopted modestly by English speakers in the late 19th century. In literature, it is known from the character Everett Hills in the Eugene O'Neill trilogy of plays Mourning Becomes Electra (1931). The English Everette, the English Everitt, and the German and Dutch Evert are variations of the name. Another form of Everett is the English variant spelling Everet. See also the related form, the English Everard.

Everett is a classic favorite. At present it is still fairly popular as a baby name for boys, though to a lesser extent than it was before, and it is also viewed as trendy. At the modest peak of its usage in 1906, 0.202% of baby boys were given the name Everett. It ranked at #81 then. The baby name has since markedly declined in popularity. In 2008, its usage was 0.037% and its ranking #383, experiencing a small resurgence in the recent decade. Out of all boy names in its group, Everett was the most commonly used.

Baby names that sound like Everett include the English Everet, the English Everette, the German Eberhard, the German Eberhart, the English Everard, the Italian Everardo, the German Everhard, the English Everitt, the Spanish Eberardo, and the French Evrard.

A famous person named Everett is Actor E. G. Marshall, born Everett Gunnar Marshall, 18 June 1914 - 24 August 1998, Owatonna, Minnesota.

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