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♀ Beverly (girl)
What does Beverly mean?
Beverly 
▼ as a girls' name (also used less regularly as boys' name Beverly) is pronounced BEV-er-lee. It is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Beverly is "beaver stream or meadow". Originally an English place name and a surname, then used as a given name. Famous as a place name referring to Beverly Hills. The English spelling is usually Beverley. Singer Beverly Sills.
ASSOCIATED WITH old english, stream (river), meadow, surname, hills (mountain)
Variations
VARIANTS Bev, Bevalee, Beverle, Beverlee, Beverley▼, Beverlie, Beverlye, Bevie, Bevlyn, Bevverlie, Bevverly, Bevvy, Buffy▼, Lee▼, Verlee, Verlie, Verly, Verlye
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Beverly Cecilia (B.C.), ..
How popular is Beverly?
Beverly is a very popular first name for females (#73 out of 4276, Top 2%) and also a very popular surname for all people (#2822 out of 150436, Top 2%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Beverly entered the list in 1890-1899 and reached its peak rank of #20 in the U.S. during the years 1930-1939, and is currently at #1293. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Bev, Beverlee, Beverley, Buffy, Lee, Verlee and Verlie are the prominent related forms of Beverly (#1293 IN 2018) listed in the Top 2000. Adoption of these relations of Beverly was more pronounced among parents during the years 1930-1939 (MEDIAN #1081) and has become much reduced since.
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Amberly, Bently, Berny, Berrty (see Bertha), Berry, Berty, Cecely, Devery, Heavenly▲, Keely▼, Keyely, Neely, Seely and Waverly▲. These names tend to be less frequently used than Beverly.
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