"Beverley" meaning in All languages combined

See Beverley on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˈbɛvə(ɹ)li/ Forms: Beverleys [plural], Beverly [alternative]
Etymology: From Old English befer (“beaver”) + lēah (“clearing”). Equivalent to Beaver + -ley (“lea”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|befer||beaver}} Old English befer (“beaver”), {{suf|en|beaver|-leigh|alt1=Beaver|alt2=-ley|t2=lea}} Beaver + -ley (“lea”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~}} Beverley (countable and uncountable, plural Beverleys)
  1. A place name:
    A market town and civil parish with a town council and county town of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Civil parishes of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, Places in England, Places in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, Towns in England, Towns in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England
    Sense id: en-Beverley-en-name-XMsXxp7c Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 22 22 22 8 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 23 23 23 4 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 23 23 23 3 3
  2. A place name:
    A community in the Rural Municipality of Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Canada, Places in Saskatchewan, Canada, Villages in Canada, Villages in Saskatchewan, Canada
    Sense id: en-Beverley-en-name-1LH3D~ct Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 22 22 22 8 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 23 23 23 4 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 23 23 23 3 3
  3. A place name:
    A suburb of Adelaide, in the City of Charles Sturt, South Australia.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Adelaide, Places in Australia, Places in South Australia, Australia, Suburbs of Adelaide
    Sense id: en-Beverley-en-name-XuZAgWqM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 22 22 22 8 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 23 23 23 4 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 23 23 23 3 3
  4. A place name:
    A town and local government area (the Shire of Beverley) in the Wheatbelt region, Western Australia.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Australia, Places in Western Australia, Australia, Towns in Australia, Towns in Western Australia, Australia Derived forms: Bev, Beverly
    Sense id: en-Beverley-en-name-b9uHWzVN Categories (other): Local government areas of Western Australia, Australia, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 22 22 22 8 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 23 23 23 4 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 23 23 23 3 3
  5. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-Beverley-en-name-zLJicHqr Categories (other): English surnames, English terms suffixed with -leigh Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -leigh: 18 18 18 18 24 5
  6. (countable) A unisex given name transferred from the surname. Tags: countable

Inflected forms

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