51%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage English (Rare) Pronounced Pron. BAHR-klee [key·IPA] Meaning & History From a Scottish and English surname that was derived from the English place name Berkeley, itself from Old English beorc "birch" and leah "woodland, clearing". People think this name isRate·Details classic mature formal upper class wholesome strong strange serious nerdy Categories colleges or universities, nature, plants, surnames, The Dukes of Hazzard characters, trees, Why Women Kill characters, word names