51%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage English (Rare) Pronounced Pron. /ˈbɑɹ.kli/ [key·simplify] 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". Related Names RootBarclay (surname) People think this name isRate·Details classic mature formal upper class wholesome strong strange serious Categories colleges or universities, nature, plants, rugby union Les Rouges, surnames, The Dukes of Hazzard characters, trees, Why Women Kill characters