Berkeley

Berkeley

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Barclay, Barclift, Barkley

Etymology

From Old English beorc (“birch”) + leah (“meadow, leigh”). Equivalent to birch +‎ -ley (“lea”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈbɝkli/

Proper noun

Berkeley

1. A habitational surname from Old English.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. An English barony.
4. A town and civil parish with a town council in Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SP6899).
5. A number of places in the United States:
   1. A city in Alameda County, California.
   2. A neighbourhood of Denver, Colorado.
   3. A village in Cook County, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago.
   4. A suburban city in St. Louis County, Missouri.
   5. A township in Ocean County, New Jersey.
   6. A village in Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island.
   7. An unincorporatedcommunity in Albemarle County, Virginia.
   8. An unincorporatedcommunity in Berkeley County, West Virginia.
6. The University of California, Berkeley metonym.
7. A community in Chatsworth, Grey County, Ontario, Canada.
8. A suburb of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.

Derived terms

• berkelate
• Berkeleian
• Berkeleianism
• Berkeleio-
• Berkeley County
• Berkeleyism
• Berkeley Road
• Berkeley Springs
• berkelium

 

See also

• Barclay