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Help[Opinions] Beverly & Shirley
I met two sisters today named Beverly and Shirley - Beverly's 12 and Shirley's 14. A lot of people (at least a lot I've talked to, or seen on here) consider these names old-fashioned. I think they're both cute, especially Shirley, although I don't think I'd use either - they're not that great to me. I was just curious about your opinions of them.
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I want to like Shirley, because I like Shirley Temple, and because I'm a big Anne of Green Gables fan (Anne Shirley), but I can't warm to it as a first name for girls. I think it could make a comeback, but not quite yet.
It also makes me think of Shirley from "Laverne & Shirley" and how Laverne always called her "Shirl". And the joke, "Shirley you jest."
It also makes me think of Shirley from "Laverne & Shirley" and how Laverne always called her "Shirl". And the joke, "Shirley you jest."
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I like Shirley. It's a family name for me but I doubt I would ever use it.
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I would find it very refreshing to meet sisters with these names (though the similar -lee endings bother me :-/). I kind of like Beverly and I like Shirley quite a bit--but mainly because it's my mother's fn. :)
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Thanks, it's interesting how the popularities peaked in very different years.
The Beverlys I know were born in 1989 and 1991.
The Beverlys I know were born in 1989 and 1991.
This message was edited 10/17/2006, 12:45 PM
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I prefer Beverley, and I prefer it on a boy, since the first Beverly / Beverley I knew about was the male child narrator of L.M. Montgomery's "The Story Girl". It's a nice name, although I wouldn't use it myself.
Shirley is adorable, and while I can't use it (I have a relative named Shirley, and with a few definite exceptions I don't use family names), I would be very happy to see it on a little girl.
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Shirley is adorable, and while I can't use it (I have a relative named Shirley, and with a few definite exceptions I don't use family names), I would be very happy to see it on a little girl.
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This message was edited 10/16/2006, 10:16 PM
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I don't like Beverly all that much, but I adore Shirley. I know a Shirley who'd be about 14 now, too--but she doesn't have a sister called Beverly. :D I think Shirley is lovely.
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