It seems funny (on paper) - like
Ashley or
Harper or Carrington, only dated!
It makes me think of the word beaver and ... something about the sound of it makes me think of a creature of great girth trying to roll over.
I don't think of that when I see it in real life because it's just a name and always has been. I can picture it suiting someone admirable, sure. Its appeal is sort of like a mix of Waverly /
Evelyn /
Bevan ... But my default image of it is that it's old and mediocre. If I met someone young and dynamic named
Beverly, though, I would probably think it was just fine and kind of neat ... and also miles better than Waverly,
Bevan,
Evelyn,
Ashley, Carrington, or
Harper!
- mirfak