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Everett

Boy name · 3 babies recorded · 1974–2025

Everett: 3 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to boys, peaking at 3 births in 2018.

Everett began as an English surname derived from the Old English given name Eoforheard, combining *eofor* (boar) and *heard* (brave, hardy), so it means "brave as a wild boar." The name gained prominence through the American diplomat and orator Edward Everett, who delivered the two-hour speech preceding Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, and later through actor Everett McGill. The city of Everett, Washington, was named after the son of one of its founders, while Everett, Massachusetts, honours the same Edward Everett. A softer, more modern variant is Emery, though Everett itself has seen a steady rise in Scotland since the 1990s, perhaps helped by the actor Everett McGill's role in *The People Under the Stairs*.