Updated June 9, 2019

Boy name origins & meanings

  • Old English : Birch meadow

Boy name variations

Barclay
Barklay
Barkley
Barksdale
Berkley
Barchiel
Barcley
Barclae
Barkleigh
Barkli

How Popular Is The Name Berkeley

Family name origins & meanings

  • English : habitational name from Berkeley in Gloucestershire, named in Old English with be(o)rc ‘birch’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’. Compare Scottish Barclay.
  • Jewish (American) : assimilated form of Berkowitz.

Subscribe to Family Education

Your partner in parenting from baby name inspiration to college planning.

Subscribe