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Everly Beverly Waverley Averly

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Daytimesky · 11/12/2018 01:19

I recently descovered the name everly but found out it’s getting trendy
I do like most of the names ending in ‘verly’.
What’s your favourite?
Do you think these names will get very mainstream?

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moredoll · 16/12/2018 01:00

Waverley - paddle steamer or the Edinburgh train station so not that.

Ihuntmonsters · 16/12/2018 00:53

Beverley is the only one I recognise as a name. The others all sound like surnames to me. I know a couple of Bevs, born in the 50s or 60s, so I assume Beverley isn't quite ready for a revival yet.

BackIntoTheSun · 15/12/2018 20:59

I think is Everly is lovely

GandalfsRing · 15/12/2018 14:28

I quite like Beverley. It’s the name of most of my mums friends!

Everley not so much - looks like it’s missing a letter.

Waverley is that programme with selina gomez

Avery reminds me of birds.

Anecdotally, the plumber who fitted my new boiler was called Trevor Lee, and I think Trevorley is nicer than all your suggestions Wink

Madamfrog · 15/12/2018 11:40

The station in Edinburgh was named as a homage to Sir Walter Scott and the Waverley novels. The Scott monument is right by Waverley station. As a first name it may raise eyebrows.

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Astronica · 13/12/2018 12:17

Everly is trendy I think. It's very popular in the US, and taking off elsewhere. Also there are several names beginning with Ev in the UK top 100 or near - so makes it seem more popular (Evelyn, Eve, Eva, Evie).

Beverley is too dated and not ready for a comeback. Averly I guess is your smoosh of Ava/Aveline/Everly/Avery. Not my taste.

olderthanyouthink · 13/12/2018 00:00

Aveley is a town on the M25 near Dartford, I don't think is a particularly nice place

loveiseverything · 12/12/2018 23:42

Oh no please reconsider all of those names

IdaBWells · 12/12/2018 16:43

I like Waverley as Waverley Way is a beautiful street where we live with views of the water and glorious homes. So lovely associations.

Flamingosnbears · 12/12/2018 16:41

None of those names will become overly popular I think your safe with them have you thought of Avery?

ladycarlotta · 12/12/2018 15:13

No matter what is happeneing in US, some things just don't travel

Ha. I've met a female (adult, in fact) Avery in the UK, and I know a baby girl with the name in South Africa. Since Ava is so popular, I'm not surprised it's seen as feminine.

And when has Max, short for Maxine, not been a girls' name? Pretty standard.

NiceViper · 12/12/2018 07:33

I wouid dispute that it's a girls name (not least as it is a male death eater). Just like James and Max really aren't girls names. No matter what is happeneing in US, some things just don't travel

Waverley is just a train station to me - OP is it possible that the one you know is actually sporting a conception name? Like Northey in the Mitford book (Great North hotel, Kings Cross)

motortroll · 11/12/2018 20:39

Avery is a girls or boys name.

AuntieStella · 11/12/2018 19:20

Everley is very surname-y (because of the brothers, which also makes it seem rather masculine)

Beverley is in her 50s or 60s and I don't think it's time has come for revival yet

Waverley is the main railway station in Edinburgh, so it would be like naming your DC Euston or Fenchurch

Never come across Averly (and I wouid have assumed, wringiynit seens, it was a typo for the boys name Avery)

Cookit · 11/12/2018 19:11

Waverley like the train station?

Ask Beverley is a very dated name, I don’t see it becoming popular again for a long time.

Beverley has a very different feel to Everly.

KismetHardie · 11/12/2018 18:24

Oh I thought this was going to be a word game.

Quite like Everly, and other boys Ev names-Everard, Everest...ok those are all I can think of. Evan? variant of Ivan.

Not keen on the others.

TatianaLarina · 11/12/2018 18:20

Everly = celeb copycat.
Beverly - haha
Waverley = Scott.

Avery is around, not come across Averly.

RuthW · 11/12/2018 17:32

Everly is becoming popular at the moment.

TheDogsMother · 11/12/2018 16:58

Waverley is the name of a district council in Surrey Smile

wildewillow · 11/12/2018 16:55

Everly / Everleigh is really lovely and on the good side of popular at the moment.
Beverly is very 80's.
Waverley is ridiculous.
Averly sounds like it should be spelt Ava-lee and is more than a bit naff.

Stick with Everly!

ZebraKid71 · 11/12/2018 13:09

Waverley - no
Everley - I like it, I don't know any in the uk. It quite popular in the states
Averly - never heard this but I read it as Avery, which to me is a male name.

stellarfox · 11/12/2018 13:02

I think Everly is quite trendy, Beverly quite old fashioned and not heard of either of the other ones! Everly is the best of the bunch

Marcipex · 11/12/2018 11:31

I can't see Beverley or Waverley becoming popular.

Everly is okay though v similar to Evie etc.

I know a lovely Coralie, which has a similar sound.

Pinklily1 · 11/12/2018 11:08

Channing Tatum and his ex wife named their daughter Everly, but that was a few years ago I think. I hadn’t heard of it before that but I really like it. Not so keen on the others.

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