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What does Berkeley mean?
Berkeley 
as a boys' name is pronounced BERK-lee. It is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Berkeley 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.
ASSOCIATED WITH old english, tree, meadow, famous, home
Variations
VARIANTS Bar, Barklay, Barkley, Barklie, Barrclay, Berk, Berke, Berkie, Berklee, Berkley, Berky, Birkeley, Birkley
OTHER FORMS VIA BARCLAY, BURKE Barcley, Bartley, Berklie
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Berkeley Nolan (B.N.), ..
How popular is Berkeley?
Berkeley is a rare first name for males but a very popular surname for both adults and children (#19672 out of 150436, Top 13%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Which version is better?
Prominent variation forms of Berkeley (NOT RANKED) listed in the Top 2000 are Bartley, Berkley and Burke. Other variants, like Barcley, are seldom used. Adoption of these relations of Berkeley was well-received during 1910-1919 (AVERAGE #1623). (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Beasley, Bentley, Berle, Bernelle (see Burnell), Bertel, Bertell (see Berthold), Bertle, Beverley, Birkee, Birkey, Birley, Blakelee, Blakeley, Blakely, Blakeney, Bradley▼, Branley, Brawley, Brenley (see Brinley), Briley, Brinley, Brockley, Bromley, Bryley (see Briley), Buckley, Burley, Byrley, Cokeley, Fernley, Greeley, Hernley, Keeley, Kirkley, Mendeley, Peaseley (see Beasley), Sedgeley (see Sedgley), Seeley and Wakeley. These names tend to be more commonly used than Berkeley.
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