Beverly

Beverly
a) and place name.

Everybody in Washingtons social and diplomatic circles admired the beautiful Beverly Calhoun.

b) derived from the surname. Popular in the 1930s to the 1950s in the U.S., partly because of its association with Beverly Hills ( where the stars live).

Mama had chosen the name Lark. - - - Papa had wanted to call me Beverly Mary; Mary after the Blessed Virgin. Mama said she wouldnt hang a name like Beverly Mary on a pet skunk.


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  • Beverly — or Beverley is a unisex name which is now more commonly a female name. It can also refer to:GeographyBeverly;United States *Beverly, Chicago, Illinois *Beverly, Kansas *Beverly, Massachusetts *Beverly, New Jersey *Beverly, Ohio *Beverly, West… …   Wikipedia

  • Beverly — Beverly, NJ U.S. city in New Jersey Population (2000): 2661 Housing Units (2000): 1042 Land area (2000): 0.577446 sq. miles (1.495579 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.195146 sq. miles (0.505427 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.772592 sq. miles (2.001006… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Beverly, KS — U.S. city in Kansas Population (2000): 199 Housing Units (2000): 88 Land area (2000): 0.201048 sq. miles (0.520712 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.201048 sq. miles (0.520712 sq. km) FIPS code:… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Beverly, MA — U.S. city in Massachusetts Population (2000): 39862 Housing Units (2000): 16275 Land area (2000): 16.599514 sq. miles (42.992541 sq. km) Water area (2000): 6.138125 sq. miles (15.897669 sq. km) Total area (2000): 22.737639 sq. miles (58.890210 sq …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Beverly, NJ — U.S. city in New Jersey Population (2000): 2661 Housing Units (2000): 1042 Land area (2000): 0.577446 sq. miles (1.495579 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.195146 sq. miles (0.505427 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.772592 sq. miles (2.001006 sq. km) FIPS …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Beverly, OH — U.S. village in Ohio Population (2000): 1282 Housing Units (2000): 604 Land area (2000): 0.729410 sq. miles (1.889163 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.055474 sq. miles (0.143676 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.784884 sq. miles (2.032839 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Beverly, WV — U.S. town in West Virginia Population (2000): 651 Housing Units (2000): 313 Land area (2000): 0.441839 sq. miles (1.144359 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.441839 sq. miles (1.144359 sq. km)… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Beverly — (spr. Biwwerlei), Stadt im Staate Massachusetts in den Vereinigten Staaten von Nordamerika, an einem Arme des Ann Harbor, über welchen eine 1500 Fuß lange Brücke führt; an der östlichen Eisenbahn u. durch eine Zweigbahn mit Gloucester verbunden;… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Beverly — (spr. bewwerlī), Stadt im nordamerikan. Staat Massachusetts, Grafschaft Essex, an der danach benannten Meeresbucht, mit dem gegenüberliegenden Salem (s. d.) durch eine 460 m lange Brücke verbunden, hat Taubstummenanstalt, Schuhfabriken, Fischerei …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Beverly — Bevĕrly, Hafenstadt im nordamerik. Staate Massachusetts, gegenüber Salem, (1900) 13.884 E …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Beverly — or Beverley [bev′ər lē] n. [< ME bever,BEAVER1 + ley, LEA1] a feminine name …   English World dictionary

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