The baby name Bevis is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced BEE-vis (IPA: /ˈbiːvɪs/).
Bevis is English in Origin.
The baby name Bevis is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced BEE-vis (IPA: /ˈbiːvɪs/).
Bevis is English in Origin.
Bevis is an English given name with Anglo-Norman roots, taken from the medieval French form Boeve/Beves (Old French Beuve), ultimately of Germanic origin but of uncertain meaning. Etymologies proposed include a toponymic link to Beauvais in Picardy and a folk derivation from the French phrase beau vis, “handsome face”; neither is definitive, so the name is best treated as having unknown meaning.
It entered English through the chivalric romance Sir Bevis of Hampton (13th–14th century), which circulated widely in Anglo-Norman, Middle English, and later chapbooks, securing the name modest medieval use, especially in southern England. After the Middle Ages it survived mainly as a surname, with scattered given-name revivals in the 18th–19th centuries; modern use is rare. Recorded variants include Beavis (common as a surname), Beves, and Bevois (seen in Southampton place-names), with French cognates Beuve/Beuves and Italian Bovo.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MO | 0 | #52 | 1 | 2,706 | |
| CN | 0 | #86 | 1 | 3,857 | |
| TW | 0 | #103 | 1 | 4,523 | |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #228 | 7 | 5,842 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #230 | 12 | 7,111 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #237 | 1 | 7,146 |
| NG | 0 | #272 | 1 | 5,926 | |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 5,122 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #307 | 13 | 9,639 |
| MY | 0 | #351 | 4 | 12,352 | |
| HK | 0 | #352 | 6 | 8,483 | |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #495 | 33 | 12,905 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #504 | 2 | 9,305 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #541 | 1 | 7,500 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #733 | 7 | 17,960 |
| United States | Boys | 2014 | #886 | 6 | 7,361 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #995 | 7 | 16,906 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,066 | 7 | 24,821 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,088 | 24 | 25,439 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,142 | 2 | 22,615 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,169 | 10 | 25,619 |
Bevis is popular in 17 countries — most recent births per country:
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