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 [ 3 syll. be-ver-ly, bev-e-rly ] The girl name Beverly is also used as a boy name, though it is far more popular for girls. It is pronounced BEHVerLiy KEY. Beverly has its origins in the Old English language. It is used largely in English and German. The name Beverly means 'beaver meadow'. Derived from beofor which means 'beaver' ; leah which means 'wood, clearing, meadow'. The name is from a place name, possibly Beverly in Yorkshire, England. The feminine name was first promoted by the highly popular novel Beverly of Graustark (1904), written by George Barr McCutcheon. The name's popularity subsequently grew through its association with the glitzy Beverly Hills, where many American stars lived. See Beverly for more info. A form of the name is the English Bevalee. The short form Bev (English), the pet forms Bevie (English) and Lee (English), and the spelling variants Beverlee (English) and Beverley (English and German) are other forms of Beverly. Beverly is unusual as a baby girl name. Its usage peaked in 1937 with 0.875% of baby girls being named Beverly. It had a ranking of #14 then. The baby name has substantially slipped in popularity since then, and is used only on a very modest scale now. Among all girl names in its family, Beverly was nevertheless the most regularly used in 2008. Though there were times prior to 1907 when more boys than girls were given the name Beverly, the name is today more frequently used for girls. There were 170 times more girls than boys who were named Beverly in 1954. Baby names that sound like Beverly include the English Beverlee, the English and German Beverley, the English Beril, the English and German Beryl, the English and German Beryll, and the English Brielle. Details of famous persons named Beverly: KEY: Pronunciation for Beverly: B as in "be (B.IY)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; V as in "vee (V.IY)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"   |
