Everett

Everett is a common given name and surname of English origin. It can also refer to several places in the United States, including cities in Massachusetts and Washington, among others.

Name Origin

The name Everett is derived from the Old English name Eoforheard, which is a compound of eofor "boar" and heard "hardy, brave, strong". In the Middle Ages, it was a common Christian name and surname.

Places

Everett can refer to several places in the United States:

• Everett, Massachusetts, a city in Middlesex County
• Everett, Washington, a city in Snohomish County
• Everett (MBTA station), a transit station in Everett, Massachusetts
• Everett University, a fictional university in the television series Switched at Birth

People

Several notable people bear the name Everett, including:

• Everett Dirksen, American politician
• Everett Shinn, American realist painter
• Rupert Everett, English actor and writer

In Popular Culture

Everett is also a character in the film O Brother, Where Art Thou?, played by George Clooney.

See also

• Everett (disambiguation)

Topics referred to by the same term

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