Berkeley
village · Gloucestershire
Old EnglishAI-generated
Berkeley is thought to mean 'the clearing of a person named Beorcal'. It combines an Old English personal name with the word for a clearing or pasture.
Word origins
- Beorcal
- Old Englishpersonal name(from Beorcal "personal name")
- leah
- Old Englishwoodland clearing(from leah "woodland clearing")
Historical forms
Berchelei · Bercelai