Beverly

The word “Beverly” means a unisex given name, popular for girls in the US from the 1930s to 1950s, and also used as a surname. In plain terms, the common American spelling of the name Beverley, also familiar from "Beverly Hills.".

Here is “Beverly” used in a sentence: “Beverly grew up watching old movies with her mother.”

“Beverly” is a name.

The word “Beverly” comes from Old English. A variant American spelling of Beverley, ultimately from Old English words meaning "beaver clearing.".

“Beverly” is a fairly common word in modern English.

“Beverly” has 2 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: a unisex given name, popular for girls in the US from the 1930s to 1950s, and also used as a surname.

Beverly is a unisex given name, though in the United States it became especially popular for girls from the 1930s to the 1950s. It is also used as a surname and as a place name.

Both are variant spellings of the same name; "Beverly" is the more common form in the United States, while "Beverley" (with an extra e) is often seen in British usage and is also the name of a town in England. As given names they are pronounced the same.

Beverly functions as both. It is a unisex given name that was popular for girls in the mid-20th-century United States, and it also appears as a family surname and in place names.

Beverly is used as a place name for several towns and communities across the United States, including the city of Beverly in Massachusetts. The spelling also appears in the well-known California city of Beverly Hills.