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Surname Etymology and Meaning of BEVIS

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Name meanings and etymologies are often disputed. The information here is compiled from freely available sources, and no claims whatsoever are made for accuracy, either historical or etymological.

1. habitational name from Beauvais in Oise, France.
2. from a term of endearment, from Old French beu, bel ‘handsome’ (also used in the sense ‘dear’) + Anglo-Norman French fiz ‘son’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names (2003)