Bentley - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Bentley \b(e)-nt-ley, ben-tley\ is pronounced BENT-lee. It is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "bent grass meadow". Place name for many places in England, and transferred use of the surname as a given name. More common for boys, but used occasionally for girls. Linked to the luxurious English cars nowadays.

Bentley has 6 variant forms: Ben, Bentlea, Bentlee, Bentlie, Bently and Lee.

A baby name that sounds like Bentley is Pendleton.

Bentley is a very rare male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Bentley. Click here to compare Bentley with related baby names.