Berkeley

English
"where birches grow"

Berkeley Origin and Meaning

The name Berkeley is a boy's name of English origin meaning "where birches grow".

The Brits say BARK-lee, but we pronounce it the same as the name of the California college: either way it's quite pretentious and of another era.

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Famous People Named Berkeley

  • (Guy) Berkeley "Berke" Breathed
    American cartoonist
  • Berkeley William Enos
    birth name of Busby Berkeley, American film choreographer
  • Berkeley Moynihan
    British surgeon
  • Anthony Berkeley Cox
    English crime novelist
  • George Berkeley
    Anglo,Irish philosopher

Berkeley in Pop Culture

  • Berkeley
    California, USA

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