Webster

Webster \\ is a boy's name. It consists of 7 letters and 2 syllables.

[ 2 syll. web-(s)ter, we-bst-er ] The baby boy name Webster is pronounced as WEHBST-er ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Webster: W as in "we (W.IY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; B as in "be (B.IY)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)" ; T as in "tee (T.IY)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)"

What is the origin of Webster?

Webster's language of origin is Old English and it is predominantly used in the English language. The first name is derived from the surname, which is itself from a job title meaning 'weaver'. The source elements are ultimately the Old English 'webbestre' and webb ('web'). The given name was first used in the 19th century; in the USA, it was promoted by the fame of the lexicographer Noah Webster (1758-1843) and the politician Daniel Webster (1782-1852).

Webster is a variant form of the English Webb meaning and origin.

Variant forms of Webster:

the name name Web, the English short names for Webb, the name Webbe meaning and origin, the name Webber definition, the name Webbestre name popularity, the name baby name Weber, the name Webestre pronounciation, the English name Weeb meaning, the name baby name Wever, and the name Wevers meaning of name. Another variant form of Webster is the contraction Webs name.

Webster is an unusual baby name for boys. Its usage peaked modestly in 1906 with 0.018% of baby boys being given the name Webster. Its ranking then was #442. The baby name has since experienced a steep drop in popularity, and is used only on an infrequent scale today. Among all boy names in its group, Webster was nonetheless the most widely used in 2010.

A baby name that sounds like Webster is the name name Webestre meaning.

The baby name Webster fun facts:

The name Webster in reverse order is "Retsbew".

The numerological value of the name Webster is number 2, which means cooperation, adaptability, consideration of others, partnering, mediating.

How popular is Webster?

Webster is not in the top boy names in USA.