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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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