Beverley

English

Alternative forms

• (surname and given name): Beverly

Etymology

From Old English befer (“beaver”) + lēah (“clearing”). Equivalent to Beaver +‎ -ley (“lea”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛvə(ɹ)li/

Proper noun

Beverley (countable and uncountable, plural Beverleys)

1. A place name:
   1. A market town and civil parish with a town council and county town of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
   2. A community in the Rural Municipality of Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada.
   3. A suburb of Adelaide, in the City of Charles Sturt, South Australia.
   4. A town and local government area (the Shire of Beverley) in the Wheatbelt region, Western Australia.
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.
3. (countable) A unisex given name transferred from the surname.

Derived terms

• Bev
• Beverly