English · Girl name
Beverly
“beaver stream”
About the name Beverly
Beverly is derived from Old English, meaning beaver stream, from beofor, ‘beaver’, and lecc, ‘stream’. It was originally a surname before becoming a given name, taken from the town of Beverley in Yorkshire. As a given name it was first used for boys and later mainly for girls, after George Barr McCutcheon’s novel Beverly of Graustark, published at the start of the twentieth century. Beverly Hills in California takes its name from Beverly Farms in Massachusetts.
- Meaning
- beaver stream
- Origin
- English
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- BEV-er-lee(3 syl.)
Middle names for Beverly
- Beverly Ann
- Beverly Lynn
- Beverly Marie
- Beverly Joy
- Beverly Claire
Questions about Beverly
- What does Beverly mean?
- Beverly is an English name meaning "beaver stream".
- How do you pronounce Beverly?
- Beverly is pronounced BEV-er-lee, with emphasis on the first syllable.
- What are variants of Beverly?
- Variants of Beverly include Beverlie, Beverli.
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