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I don't feel that it is quite ready for a comeback, though I wouldn't think badly of someone who used it.

I'm sorry, but it really reminds me of barrel.

I'm sorry, but this has got to be one of THE most unappealing names I can think of. It's dated, dowdy, and unattractive, like the creepy old lady in the neighborhood who scares the crap out of all the kids. That's the image I have in my head when I hear it.

For some reason, all Beryl makes me think about is Victorian England. Maybe it's because of the Sherlock Holmes story, The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet? Anyhow, it's a nice-sounding, old-timey name, if a bit plain. If it becomes popular, however, it'll be just like a Laura: simple, pretty, but overused.

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Beryl Natalie flows well, but I don't like the name Natalie much.

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Combos:
Beryl Hadassah
Beryl Penelope
Beryl Sinclair
Beryl Iris
Beryl Celandine
Beryl Adele
Beryl Scarlet

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Oh, and also, one thing: Beryl sounds a bit like Barrel.

This message was edited 1/3/2010, 9:50 AM

I met an early 30's American lady with this name a couple of years back. It's stunning, but I'm not sure I could use it as a first name, personally. It's not as feminine sounding as the names I usually like, I guess.

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I don't think I am into it. It just reminds me of barrel.

I have a great-aunt named Beryl, so I sort of think of the name as old-fashioned. However, I do think it is pretty in it's own way and deserves to be used more frequently.

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I like:

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Beryl Adriana
Beryl Catherine
Beryl Davina
Beryl Emmeline
Beryl Frances
Beryl Isadora
Beryl Jamesina
Beryl Lysandra
Beryl Matilda
Beryl Ottilie
Beryl Penelope
Beryl Rosalind
Beryl Thomasine
Beryl Vivienne

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Beryl Natalie is nice. I don't like Beryl enough to use it myself.

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Beryl Catharine
Beryl Olive
Beryl Lenore
Beryl Eleanora
Beryl Ophelia
Beryl Jewel
Beryl Leora
Beryl Audrey
Beryl Jannie
Beryl Anna
Beryl Iona
Beryl Cecile
Beryl Goldie
Beryl Celestine
Beryl Ola
Beryl Cleo
Beryl Odessa
Beryl Inez
Beryl Ivory
Beryl Rena
Beryl Myrtle
Beryl Almeda
Beryl Opal
Beryl Luella

Someone on here - Wordsmith, I think - posted a list of Beryl combos a while back. (Edit: I wrote that before I realised he's posted a list again!)
The one that made me (and makes me) sit up and take notice was Susanna Beryl. I think it's delightful. But I don't like Beryl enough to use as a fn.

This message was edited 1/3/2010, 5:37 AM

I vacillate in my feelings for Beryl -- I really like the name's appearance, but sometimes I balk at its sound. I currently approve of it.

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I dislike Beryl Natalie.

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Beryl Antoinette
Beryl Antonia
Beryl Augusta
Beryl Cecilia
Beryl Clémence
Beryl Clothilde
Beryl Constance
Beryl Constanza
Beryl Cordelia
Beryl Edith
Beryl Eugenia
Beryl Eugenie
Beryl Eulalie
Beryl Euphemia
Beryl Euphémie
Beryl Eustacia
Beryl Geneva
Beryl Georgiana
Beryl Georgina
Beryl Ginevra
Beryl Gwendolen
Beryl Hadassah
Beryl Hester
Beryl Imogen
Beryl Iphigenia
Beryl Iphigénie
Beryl Isadora

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Unfortunately this is what this name reminds me of :http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beryl_the_Peril but I'm a comic book geek, so maybe not everyone gets this association.