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I love my son's name. But, amazingly, people will insist on adding an extra 'e' at the end so it spells Everette, which adds a distinctly feminine slant. I spend time wondering how to politely correct family members.

I have this same issue with my youngest son. My husband and I sometimes call him Ev-er-et-tay after birthdays or Christmases where everyone spells his name wrong.

I have this same issue! It amazes me, because even though Everett isn't crazy popular, it's not uncommon either, and the normal/traditional spelling never has an E at the end. People don't add E's to Garrett, or Elliott...why is Everett any different?! Regardless, I also LOVE my son's name and wouldn't change it for the world!

Personal experiences with the name Everett

My youngest son is named Everett Monroe. It's definitely an old name but so cute! Sometimes we call him Ev.

Our 3 year old is named Everett. We get a lot of, "that is my grandad's (or great uncle's) name. His name has brought up good memories for people.

As uncommon as this name is, he coincedentally has a little girl named Ever in his preschool class.

I also have a 3 yr old named Everett and we get a lot of "Boy I haven't heard that name in a long time". People love his name and
always compliment him on it! He also is very strong and brave (and mischievious, I might add), which supports the name's meaning. :-) My oldest is very insightful which is the meaning of his name, so I do believe in meanings!

My sons middle name :) it goes really nicely as a middle name with most first names

A lot of people hear the name as "Evan"

Our 18 month old is named Everett. It is an old name, but well-loved. Sometimes people have a bit of a hard time being sure how to pronounce it. I was not 100% sure it was right when he was born, but have grown to love it. I also like that it is somewhat rare still without being so unusual that people have never heard it before. His middle name is Ambrose and both were popular in roughly the 1920s so Great-Grandparents we meet love it.

My three year old brothers name is Everett and I think his name is adorable and suits him perfectly

Nicknames for Everett

Ev, Ever, Evy, Rett, Rhett, The Evs

My son was born upwards of 10 lbs, earning him the monicker 'Mount Everett' cute!

Meanings and history of the name Everett

Form of Everard

Strong as a wild boar (English, Germanic)

Famous real-life people named Everett

Everett McGill, American actor
C. Everett Koop, 13th Surgeon General of the United States
Thomas Everett Scott, American actor
Darren Everett Criss - American television and Broadway actor and singer/songwriter, best know for playing Blaine Anderson on Glee

Everett in song, story & screen

George Clooney's character in "O, Brother Where Art Thou" is Everett.
Dermot Mulroney plays Everett Stone in "The Family Stone" with Diane Keaton.
Everett Chance is a strong, loving, and wayward character in David James Duncan's epic book The Brothers K.
Everett Hitch is a strong, thoughtful, honorable gunslinger and sometimes deputy marshal in the Robert B. Parker series Appaloosa.
Everett Backstrom, main character in the new TV series "Backstrom". It is said that as a child he was called "Neverett" because he was very pessimistic.