"Beverley" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈbɛvə(ɹ)li/ Forms: Beverleys [plural]
Etymology: From Old English befer (“beaver”) + lēah (“clearing”). Equivalent to Beaver + -ley (“lea”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|befer||beaver}} Old English befer (“beaver”), {{m|ang|lēah||clearing}} lēah (“clearing”), {{l|en|lea}} lea, {{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 market town and county town of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): 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-MkexI5-A
  2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-Beverley-en-name-zLJicHqr Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -leigh Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 61 24 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -leigh: 10 72 18
  3. (countable) A unisex given name transferred from the surname. Tags: countable Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names, English male given names, English unisex given names Synonyms (surname and given name): Beverly
    Sense id: en-Beverley-en-name-2MFQ-55N Categories (other): English unisex given names from surnames Disambiguation of 'surname and given name': 2 11 86
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Bev, Beverly

Download JSON data for Beverley meaning in English (4.5kB)

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