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Always liked Beverly. What do you think of it?
"An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way." -Charles Bukowski
"An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way." -Charles Bukowski
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I like Beverly, but not enough to use it on an actual child.
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It seems funny (on paper) - like Ashley or Harper or Carrington, only dated!
It makes me think of the word beaver and ... something about the sound of it makes me think of a creature of great girth trying to roll over.
I don't think of that when I see it in real life because it's just a name and always has been. I can picture it suiting someone admirable, sure. Its appeal is sort of like a mix of Waverly / Evelyn / Bevan ... But my default image of it is that it's old and mediocre. If I met someone young and dynamic named Beverly, though, I would probably think it was just fine and kind of neat ... and also miles better than Waverly, Bevan, Evelyn, Ashley, Carrington, or Harper!
It makes me think of the word beaver and ... something about the sound of it makes me think of a creature of great girth trying to roll over.
I don't think of that when I see it in real life because it's just a name and always has been. I can picture it suiting someone admirable, sure. Its appeal is sort of like a mix of Waverly / Evelyn / Bevan ... But my default image of it is that it's old and mediocre. If I met someone young and dynamic named Beverly, though, I would probably think it was just fine and kind of neat ... and also miles better than Waverly, Bevan, Evelyn, Ashley, Carrington, or Harper!
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I've always found Beverly to be so dated. I know a few Bevs in their 60s and then two around 40.
If I could get past that, though, the name itself might appeal to me.
If I could get past that, though, the name itself might appeal to me.
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It's not terrible, but it was a "surname as a first name" that was several generations ahead of its time, and it didn't hold up well. Shirley is another name of this type, and while I wouldn't ever use Shirley, it has a sweet quality (grandmotherly, mostly) that Beverly cdoesn't have. I picture Shirley as everybody's favorite great-aunt, but Beverly is the well-meaning but quickly-becomes-annoying gossipy neighbor.
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The second two syllables are okay, but the first syllable kills it for me. Also, this was the name of the neighborhood girl to whom my friends and I were cruel for absolutely no reason when I was a child. It's something I feel bad about now, and the name always makes me think of her, so it's not a pleasant association.
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The -ly spelling looks like a lizard that lost its tail, and then the tail grew back crooked. Same with Kimberly.
I don't enjoy or dislike Beverley. My problem is that a good friend married one and had a miserable time, finally divorced her when she (a) spent most of their money on gambling and (b) lost interest in him when he developed a disease similar to Parkinson's. Also, I think, had an affair or two. So I really wouldn't use it myself, but I've known other Beverley people who've been OK so I don't mind it. Bev doesn't appeal - perhaps a mn?
I don't enjoy or dislike Beverley. My problem is that a good friend married one and had a miserable time, finally divorced her when she (a) spent most of their money on gambling and (b) lost interest in him when he developed a disease similar to Parkinson's. Also, I think, had an affair or two. So I really wouldn't use it myself, but I've known other Beverley people who've been OK so I don't mind it. Bev doesn't appeal - perhaps a mn?
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Never liked it. Looks and sounds ugly, and it's extremely dated.
And then there's Beverly Hills.
And then there's Beverly Hills.
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