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)

A market town and county town of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
(countable) A habitational surname from Old English.
(countable) A unisex given name transferred from the surname.

Derived terms

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.