Beryl is a
given name with reference to the mineral
beryl. Although more commonly a feminine given name, it has been used in the past as a masculine name, predominantly in the United States. Use as a male name likely comes from a variant spelling of the surname Burrell, whose seeming root is the Old French bovre, a reddish-brown woolen fabric with the resultant name denoting a worker in the wool trade.[citation needed] Beryl may also be a variant spelling of the
Yiddish male name
Berel.
Like most jewel names, Beryl's use as a feminine name dates from the late 19th-century: dancer
Beryl de Zoete and actress
Beryl Mercer would have been among the earliest namesakes being born respectively in 1879 and 1882. The female name Beryl was always more popular in the British Isles than in North America; since the mid-20th century the name has become somewhat unfashionable in the British Isles[citation needed].
Females
Females named Beryl include:
Claire Adams (née Beryl Vere Nassau Adams), actress and benefactor
Beryl, a character created by
Joanna Quinn and appearing in her short films: Girls Night Out, Body Beautiful, Dreams And Desires: Family Ties and Affairs of the Art
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Beryl is a
given name with reference to the mineral
beryl. Although more commonly a feminine given name, it has been used in the past as a masculine name, predominantly in the United States. Use as a male name likely comes from a variant spelling of the surname Burrell, whose seeming root is the Old French bovre, a reddish-brown woolen fabric with the resultant name denoting a worker in the wool trade.[citation needed] Beryl may also be a variant spelling of the
Yiddish male name
Berel.
Like most jewel names, Beryl's use as a feminine name dates from the late 19th-century: dancer
Beryl de Zoete and actress
Beryl Mercer would have been among the earliest namesakes being born respectively in 1879 and 1882. The female name Beryl was always more popular in the British Isles than in North America; since the mid-20th century the name has become somewhat unfashionable in the British Isles[citation needed].
Females
Females named Beryl include:
Claire Adams (née Beryl Vere Nassau Adams), actress and benefactor
Beryl, a character created by
Joanna Quinn and appearing in her short films: Girls Night Out, Body Beautiful, Dreams And Desires: Family Ties and Affairs of the Art
This page or section lists people that share the same
given name. If an
internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.