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Beverly
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1
A unisex given name, popular for girls in the US from the 1930s to 1950s, and also used as a surname.
"Beverly grew up watching old movies with her mother."
2
A place name used for several towns and communities across the United States, such as the city in Massachusetts.
"They spent the summer in Beverly, Massachusetts."
How to Use Beverly
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe common American spelling of the name Beverley, also familiar from "Beverly Hills."
Easily confused with
Word Forms
Beverlys plural
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Etymology
A variant American spelling of Beverley, ultimately from Old English words meaning "beaver clearing."