[name_f]Beverly[/name_f]. Why isn’t it ready for a comeback? Opinions? It is growing on me.
I’ve known several [name_f]Bev[/name_f]'s. All [name_f]Beverley[/name_f]'s seem to end up as [name_f]Bev[/name_f], and I just find it sounds very unappealing.
I think so. I find it hard to believe the sound is unappealing, what with the popularity of [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] and [name_f]Ava[/name_f] and other V names. I know two Beverlys, personally. One is somewhere around seventy-five, the other is about three or four and adorable as can be. So, yes, [name_f]Beverly[/name_f] is ready. Now that I’ve seen how cute it is on a little girl, please bring it back! (Right along with [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f], [name_f]Edith[/name_f], and [name_f]Mabel[/name_f].)
Honestly, I think it could be a bold but usable choice. Look at the popularity of [name_u]Everly[/name_u]. It’s only a one letter difference. I suspect a reason it’s not catching on is that it’s in a time area where people are not into as many names. Grandma names are coming back, (e.g [name_f]Isabella[/name_f], [name_f]Sophia[/name_f], [name_f]Clara[/name_f], [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]) but [name_f]Beverly[/name_f] feels more 50’s-70’s to me so it’s not quite circled around into style yet.
[name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] is on our list, and [name_f]Mabel[/name_f] was, but has since been vetoed 
It sounds very old lady-ish to me, and I think it lacks the classic appeal people find in names like [name_f]Sofia[/name_f]
I have only seen old [name_f]Beverly[/name_f]'s on modern tv which doesnt help either
I do find it usable though
It’s just the association with our parents’ generation, versus a generation before. The name works! I feel like this name would cause your child to stand out within her generation, and still be right ahead of the style curve. This may come back into style about the time your child reaches adulthood - which is a bonus in my opinion.
If [name_u]Everly[/name_u] is so “in” now I don’t see why not. I like [name_f]Beverley[/name_f] better than [name_u]Everly[/name_u].
And [name_f]Elodie[/name_f] sounds like an updated version of [name_f]Melody[/name_f], so, might as well make [name_u]Everly[/name_u] sound more substantial.
[name_f]Beverley[/name_f] is spunky and substantial without trying to hard. It almost has a trendy sound but is refreshing among [name_u]Everly[/name_u], [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u], and [name_u]Hadley[/name_u], etc.
I love [name_f]Beverly[/name_f].
It’s phonetically similar to [name_u]Blakely[/name_u]… and other trendy ley names… Yet it’s connection to a more mature generation gives it a gravitas that those names often lack. I do think the [name_f]Bev[/name_f] nickname could be problematic, but the name offers so many other options that I don’t think it’s a deal breaker - [name_f]Eve[/name_f], [name_f]Evie[/name_f], [name_u]Ever[/name_u], [name_u]Everly[/name_u], [name_u]Lee[/name_u]… even [name_f]Bea[/name_f] would work.
Similar sounding [name_u]Bevin[/name_u] is also a favorite of mine.
I love the sound of [name_f]Beverly[/name_f], and I even like [name_f]Bev[/name_f] as a nn, however when I look at the name written out all I can see is beaver, which is indeed tied into it origin.
[name_u]Waverly[/name_u] and Weatherly have a similar feel but lack the familiarity.
I agree with what several others have said… I think it is just a little too soon for this one. But that can be a good thing! If a baby were named [name_f]Beverly[/name_f] today it will probably become fashionable as little [name_f]Beverly[/name_f] became a teenager/young adult.
I think using a fresh nickname (anything but [name_f]Bev[/name_f]!) would make this name work today just fine!
I think [name_f]Beverly[/name_f] is usable, but I dislike the sound of it (as a whole, not because of the v sound, which I love). [name_u]Ever[/name_u]/[name_u]Everly[/name_u] could work as nn…
I don’t like the sound of it. I think it’s the "B’’ and “V” and the “verly.”