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The boy's name Berkeley \b(e)-rke-

is pronounced BERK-lee. It is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "the birch tree meadow". In America probably most famous as the San Francisco suburb that is home to a branch of the University of California. See also Barclay and Burke. Cartoonist Berkeley Breathed.

Berkeley has 13 variant forms: Bar, Barklay, Barkley, Barklie, Barrclay, Berk, Berke, Berkie, Berklee, Berkley, Berky, Birkeley and Birkley.

Baby names that sound like Berkeley are Berklie and Barcley.

Berkeley is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#14986 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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