Names That Mean Beaver

  1. Beverly
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "dweller near the beaver stream"
    • Description:

      The remarkable success of the girls' name Everly makes a revival of the name Beverly seem possible. More commonly a masculine name in the 19th century, it began to be used for girls in the early 1900s, reaching #14 ion the popular names list in 1937. Inspirations: Beverly Johnson was the first African-American model to appear on the cover of Vogue, Beverly Sills was a major American soprano, Beverly Cleary authored the beloved 'Ramona' books, and Beverly Goldberg is the beloved TV matriarch of 'The Goldbergs'.
  2. Castor
    • Origin:

      Greek; Latin
    • Meaning:

      "beaver; pious one"
    • Description:

      Forget the oil. It's one of the twins that make up the constellation Gemini, and a mythological name on the cutting-edge of fashion; used by Metallica's James Hetfield.
  3. Tayanita
    • Origin:

      Cherokee
    • Meaning:

      "young beaver"
    • Description:

      A wearable Cherokee option for a daughter.
  4. Beverly
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "beaver stream"
    • Description:

      An English surname name which was originally used as a masculine first name in the 19th century, before becoming more popular for girls from the early 20th century onwards.

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