Eveleigh

E1V4E1L1E1I1G2H4

proper noun

A surname from Old English.

UncommonScrabble 15

Meanings

proper nounEveleigh (countable and uncountable, plural Eveleighs)

plural Eveleighs · alternative Eveleth

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Old English.
  2. countableuncountableAn inner suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Origin

Habitational surname from a lost place in Devon, from the Old English personal name Ifa + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

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Eveleigh. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eveleigh

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“Eveleigh.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eveleigh. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Eveleigh,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eveleigh.

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