Beverly
Meaning: Its source is beofor leac, an Old English name meaning "Beaver stream."
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Meaning: Its source is beofor leac, an Old English name meaning "Beaver stream."
Languages: This girl's name is used in English.
Compound Forms: Beverlianne
Variant Forms: Bevalee
Popularity: The name Beverly ranked 73rd in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
This name is highly rated in the 1990 U.S. Census popularity survey of all ages, but after 1960 does not appear in the state data listing the most popular baby names.
Narrative: The English surname Beverley was derived from a place in Yorkshire, England. Though it was first used as a personal name for boys (and still is to some extent in Great Britain), it is now more popular for girls.
The spelling most commonly used for girls -- Beverly -- drops the ''e'' in the last syllable. This could be due to the influence of another place name: Beverly Hills, California. In the theme song to an American television comedy about simple country folk who found themselves living there, Beverly Hills was summed up in four words: ''swimming pools, movie stars.'' It is possible that some beautiful baby Beverlys were named by hopeful parents with these images in mind.
Arts and Music
- Beverly D'Angelo (born 1952)
American actress and singer.
- Winner of the 1980 Country Music Association Album of the Year award, for Coal Miner''s Daughter (see list of Country Music Association Award Winners)
- Beverly Pepper (born 1924)
American environmental sculptor.
- Created Sand Dunes (see list of 20th-century Contemporary Artists)
Leadership
- Beverly Butcher Byron (born 1932)
American politician.
- Representative, D-Maryland, 1979-1993 (see list of Women in the House of Representatives)
Miscellaneous
- Beverly Johnson
- American model (see list of Fashion Models)
- Beverly Rich
- 1969 Mademoiselle Award winner (see list of Mademoiselle Award Winners)
- Beverly Sills (born 1929)
American opera singer. Original name: Belle Silverman.
- 1979 recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom (see list of Presidential Medal of Freedom Winners)
Sports
- Beverly Hanson
- 1955 Ladies'' Professional Golf Association champion (see list of LPGA Champions)
Stage and Screen
- Beverly Pearl Bayne (born 1894, died 1982)
American actress.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Beverly Crusher
Fictional character. Chief medical officer aboard the starship Enterprise.
- Portrayed by Gates McFadden (see list of Characters on ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'')
- Beverly Garland (born 1929)
American actress and director.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television (see list of Television Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Beverly Owen
American actress.
- Portrayed Marilyn Munster in 1964 (see list of Actors on ''The Munsters'')
- Beverly Sills (born 1929)
American opera singer. Original name: Belle Silverman.
- 1985 Kennedy Center Honors recipient (see list of Kennedy Center Honors Recipients)
- Beverly Todd (born 1946)
American actress.
- Portrayed Fanta as an adult (see list of Actors on ''Roots'')
The Literary World
- Beverly Cleary
- 1984 Newbery Medal winner, for Dear Mr. Henshaw (see list of Newbery Medal Winners)
- Beverly Marsh-Rogan
Fictional character.
- Bill Denbrough''s friend, and an assistant designer at Delia''s Fashions, in Stephen King''s novel It (see list of Characters in It)
Teasing Nicknames:
- Beaver
- Beverage
- Beverly Hills
- Beverlilly
- Beverliver
- Liver Lips
- Blubber Hips
- Bubbly
- Booberly
Name: Beverly
List:
- Beverly on Google
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