Bevis

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Bevis (sometimes spelled Beavis or Bevys) is a given name of

Norman French “belfils” or “beufitz”, meaning fair or lovely son. It was not recorded in England until after the Norman Conquest
in 1066.

People

  • Andrew Bevis, an Australian actor
  • Arch Bevis (1955–), Australian politician
  • Bevis Hillier (1940–), art historian and biographer of Sir John Betjeman
  • Bevis Longstreth, novelist and former Commissioner of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission
  • Billy Bevis (1918–1994), British football player
  • Fred Beavis, 57th mayor of Toronto
  • Howard Landis Bevis (1885–1968), president of Ohio State University
  • John Bevis (c.1664–1771), English astronomer, known for discovering the Crab Nebula
  • Leslie Bevis (born 1954), American former model and actress
  • Marie-Louise Bévis (1972–), French athlete
  • Michael Beavis (1929 – 2020), Royal Air Force officer
  • Bevis Mugabi (born 1995), footballer
  • Muriel Bevis, American baseball player
  • PJ Bevis (1980–), professional baseball player
  • A set of English professional wrestling siblings:
    • Roy Bevis
      (born 1982), best known as Zebra Kid and also known as Roy Knight; half-brother of the next two listed individuals
    • Zak Zodiac (born 1990), real name Zak Bevis, also known as Zak Knight
    • Paige (wrestler) (born 1992), real name Saraya-Jade Bevis, also known as Britani Knight

Media and literature

Places

Other

  • HMS Sir Bevis, original name of a Royal Navy 24-class sloop; later renamed HMS Eaglet
  • Sir Bevys, a British thoroughbred racehorse, winner of the 1879 Epsom Derby
  • Bevis (ship), a sailing vessel carrying passengers from England to the British colonies in America between 1635 and 1638