Berkeley - Meaning of Berkeley

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Berkeley

[ 2 syll. ber-ke-ley, be-rkel-ey ] The baby girl name Berkeley is also used as a boy name, with the latter form being far more popular. It is pronounced BAARKLiy- or BAH-KLiy- †. Berkeley has its origins in the Old English language. The meaning of Berkeley is 'birch tree clearing'. It is derived from beorc meaning 'birch tree' ; leah 'wood, clearing, meadow'. See Berkeley for more information.

Berkeley is a form of the English Berkley.

A form of Berkeley is the name Berkley.

See also the related categories, tree (forest), english, and meadow.

Berkeley is not often used as a baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names. In 2018, within the family of girl names directly related to Berkeley, Berkley was the most frequently used.

Baby names that sound like Berkeley include Berkley, Befel, Beffel, Beffle, Beril, Berkly, Betul, Betulle, Bilee, Bilie, Brasil, Brasille, Brazil, Brazile, Bresil, Bresille, Brezil, Brezille, Brookelle, and Bajila.

† English pronunciation for Berkeley: B as in "be (B.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)"