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Berkeley - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Berkeley

[ 2 syll. ber-ke-ley, be-rkel-ey ] The boy name Berkeley is pronounced BERKLiy KEY. Berkeley is of Old English origin and it is used mainly in English. The name Berkeley means 'from the birch forest'. Variants of Berkeley include Berk (English), Berke (English), and Berkley (English).

Berkeley is not popular as a baby boy name. It is not listed within the top 1000.

Baby names that sound like Berkeley include Berkley (English), Borislaw (Slavic), Brasil (English), Breasal (Irish), and Bresal (English).

KEY: Pronunciation for Berkeley: B as in "be (B.IY)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"


 
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