Beverly - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Beverly \b(e)-ver-ly, bev(e)-rly\ is pronounced BEV-er-lee. It is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "beaver stream or meadow". Originally an English place name and a surname, then used as a given name. Still famous as a place name referring to Beverly Hills. The English spelling is usually Beverley. Singer Beverly Sills.

Beverly has 18 variant forms: Bev, Bevalee, Beverle, Beverlee, Beverley, Beverlie, Beverlye, Bevie, Bevlyn, Bevverlie, Bevverly, Bevvy, Buffy, Lee, Verlee, Verlie, Verly and Verlye.

Beverly is a very popular female first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Beverly. Click here to compare Beverly with related baby names.