Everett \e-vere-tt, ev(e)-rett\ as a boy's name is pronounced EV-er-et. It is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Everett is "brave, strong boar". Surname derived from Everard, used as a given name in the 19th century. Senator Everett Dirksen; actor Rupert Everett.
Everett has 13 variant forms: Averett, Averitt, Eberhard, Eberhardt, Everard, Evered, Everet, Everette, Everitt, Evert, Evrard, Eward and Ewart.
When I received this Parenting magazine in the mail this month (a gift from one of my students) I was so surprised to see this article entitled “Name that Baby”. It was all about the hottest naming trends of the moment…check out what name is front and center – crazy!
When I first found out we were expecting a baby over the summer I was so excited to think about baby names. I started making a list right away and couldn’t wait to talk about it. Mike, however, was more reluctant to discuss names and didn’t want to talk about it until much later (only about a month ago), which was for the best in the long run.
He wanted to keep it a secret until the birth and he knew that
1. I am very indecisive and would probably change my mind a few times if we decided early.
2. I can’t keep a secret very well.
So, he asked that we wait to discuss it until closer to our actual due date.
I had started making my list of favorites along the way and had all kinds of boy/girl/gender neutral names picked out. Some, now looking back, were a bit ridiculous, but most of them were family names.
I love the idea of using last names and first names, old names as new names, boy names as girl names, etc. I think it comes from having a unique name all my life and now wanting our son to have a name that was unique, strong and uncommon without being outrageously ridiculous.
So, with all of that being said, everybody has been asking:
Where did you get the name Everett?
Well, in a nutshell it’s a family name. Our Everett is the 5th person on my side of the family with that special name. His predecessors are as follows:
- Great-great uncle: Everett Jay Hilty
- Great uncle: John Everett Hilty
- 1st Cousin: Jason Everett Hafner
- 2nd Cousin: Jaken Everett Hafner
Everett Jack Alexander
I fell in love with the name Everett from the start while Mike, after a few days of thinking, began liking it too. As for the middle name, that decision actually took a bit longer.
We had three that we liked: Darden, Jack and Michael; with Jack (my maternal grandfather’s nickname) being the front runner. Mike ended up making the final decision and Jack won out – and we couldn’t be more proud for him to follow in some great footsteps.
This letter came in the mail from my Nana with this written on the back – it melted my heart!
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