Beveridge as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Beveridge

What is the meaning of the name Beveridge ?

The baby name Beveridge is a Unisex name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈbɛvərɪdʒ/ (BEV-ə-rij).

Beveridge is English, Scottish in Origin.

Beveridge is a transferred surname of Anglo-Scottish origin, deriving from Middle English beverage/bevrage, itself from Old French bevrage and ultimately Latin bibere, "to drink." It began as an occupational name for a tavern-keeper, drink seller, or purveyor of refreshments, and is well attested in Fife and Kinross parish records. The sense can be paraphrased as "provider of drink" or "refreshment."

As a given name it is rare and largely masculine, joining the 18th-20th-century British and American fashion for adopting families’ surnames as first names. Usage saw occasional boosts through public figures such as the British reformer William Beveridge and U.S. senator Albert J. Beveridge. Spelling variants include Beverage, Beverige, Beveredge, and Bevridge; diminutives include Bev and Ridge. Today Beveridge reads distinctive and heritage-laden, suited to parents seeking a dignified, Scottish-tinged surname style.

⚙ Beveridge is extremely rare. Our whole dataset turns up only 2 recorded uses, across 2 countries.