Bevil as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Bevil

What is the meaning of the name Bevil ?

The baby name Bevil is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈbɛvəl/ (BEV-uhl).

Bevil is English in Origin.

Bevil is an English given name with roots in a Norman French habitational surname. It derives from places called Beauville or Beuville in Normandy, from the elements beau “fair, handsome” and ville “settlement, town,” yielding the sense “beautiful town.” Introduced to Britain after the Conquest, the surname evolved into forms such as Bevill and Beville, and was later adopted as a forename within certain families.

Usage as a given name is documented from the early modern period, most famously borne by Sir Bevil Grenville (1596–1643), the celebrated Cornish Royalist commander. The name has remained rare but persistent in Britain and the Commonwealth; twentieth‑century examples include Olympic champion Bevil Rudd. Variants and spellings include Bevill, Beville, and occasionally Bevel; Bev serves as a short form. Related but etymologically distinct are Bevis/Beavis and the surname‑turned‑given‑name Beverly.

⚙ Bevil is far from common. We count 27 recorded uses of it across 8 countries.