Waverley

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Waverley

1. A very rare Scottish surname of unknown origin.
2. The main railway station in Edinburgh, Scotland (OS grid ref NT258738).
   • 2025 March 19, “Investment pays off in Scotland”, in RAIL, number 1031, page 56:

     Waverley has plenty of eateries scattered around its 21 platforms, giving opportunities to stock up during our 20-minute connection period.

3. Any of several placenames in several countries:
   1. An eastern suburb and local government area of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
   2. A rural locality in the Shire of Boulia, Queensland, Australia.
   3. A suburb of the city of Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.
   4. A ghost town in the Goldfields-Esperance region, Western Australia.
   5. A suburb of Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
   6. A town in south Taranaki, New Zealand.
   7. A local government district with borough status in southern Surrey, England.
   8. A community and civil parish with a community council in Rotherham borough, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK4187).

Derived terms

• Glen Waverley
• Waverleyan

See also

• Waverly