52%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage English Pronounced Pron. BENT-lee [key·IPA] Meaning & History From a surname that was from a place name, itself derived from Old English beonet "bent grass" and leah "woodland, clearing". Various towns in England bear this name. PopularityDetails Last ranked #99 in 2014 Canada Last ranked #472 in 2019 England and Wales Last ranked #400 in 2017 Netherlands Last ranked #151 in 2021 (m) #905 in 2011 (f) United States People think this name isRate·Details urban strong strange simple comedic Categories Bluey characters, car models, Charles Dickens characters, colleges or universities, flora, green, nature, place names, plants, Sly Cooper characters, Spyro characters, surnames, towns, trees, trendy, y vowels