A female given name that became popular in the 20th century, originally derived from a place name.
From Old English place names containing 'beaver' and 'lea' (meadow), originally meaning 'beaver stream.' The place name became a given name in modern times, particularly in the 20th century.
Beverly was a place-name for centuries before it became a girl's name in the 1900s—most old place names literally described what was there, so Beverly originally meant 'where the beavers live,' which is both practical and adorable.
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