# Waverley

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #31,405

## Definitions
1. A very rare Scottish surname of unknown origin.
2. The main railway station in Edinburgh, Scotland (OS grid ref NT258738).
3. Any of several placenames in several countries:
4. Any of several placenames in several countries:
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8. Any of several placenames in several countries:
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## Etymology
From Old English wǣfre (“restless, wavering”) + lēah (“meadow”), thus "the woodland clearing with swaying trees".

## Easily confused with
- **Waverly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waverley-vs-waverly)

## Common misspellings (12)
`awverley`, `waevrley`, `wavelrey`, `waverely`, `waverleyy`, `waverlley`, `waverlye`, `waverrley`, `wavreley`, `wavverley`, `wvaerley`, `wwaverley`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/waverley