Beval as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Beval

What is the meaning of the name Beval ?

The baby name Beval is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced BEV-əl (approx. /ˈbɛvəl/).

Beval is French in Origin.

Beval is a rare English given name drawn from the surname Bevil/Bevill/Beville, which stems from the Norman French habitational style de Beuville/Beville in Normandy. Those place-names trace to the Germanic personal name Beuve/Bovo combined with Latin villa “estate, farm,” giving the sense “Beuve’s estate.” Pronounced BEV-əl, Beval is a modernized spelling that mirrors the traditional pronunciation of Bevil.

Use as a first name grew with the early‑modern English habit of adopting notable surnames, especially in the West Country and Anglo‑Irish circles; the Cavalier commander Sir Bevil Grenville (1596–1643) helped popularize it. The name saw intermittent 17th–18th‑century use before fading, and remains rare today. Variants include Bevil, Bevill, Beville, and Bevall; Bev serves as a short form. Not to be confused with Welsh Bevan or Irish Béibhinn/Bevin, which are unrelated, though Beverly shares the nickname.

⚙ Beval barely registers. Our whole dataset turns up only 5 recorded uses, across 2 countries.