Well, as the article explains, "Mavis Beacon" was not the name of the company. It was indeed intended to be a person's name. To me, it has the feeling of a name

Well, as the article explains, "Mavis Beacon" was not the name of the company. It was indeed intended to be a person's name. To me, it has the feeling of a name that _could_ be real but which is also a little bit on the nose -- kind of a Holly Golightly situation.