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Berkeley

suburban area · North Lincolnshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

Berkeley means 'a clearing or meadow of the wild boars'. It is derived from the Old English 'bærc' (wild boar) and 'lēah' (clearing or meadow).

Word origins

Berkeley
Old Englishwild boar's clearing(from bærc "wild boar", lēah "clearing, meadow")

Historical forms

Berchelei