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Berkeley (surname)
Berkeley is a surname. It is also used, uncommonly, as a given name. The name is a habitation name from Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England, itself derived from Old English ''beorce léah'' meaning ''birch lea''. People with the name include: * The Berkeley family of England ** Baron Berkeley ** Berkeley baronets ** Anne Berkeley, Baroness Berkeley, lady-in-waiting to Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII's second wife ** Elizabeth Berkeley, Countess of Ormond, wife of Thomas Butler, 10th Earl of Ormond and daughter of the above ** Lady Henrietta Berkeley (born c. 1664, died 1706) * Anthony Berkeley Cox Anthony Berkeley Cox (5 July 1893 – 9 March 1971) was an English crime writer. He wrote under several pen-names, including Francis Iles, Anthony Berkeley and A. Monmouth Platts. Early life and education Anthony Berkeley Cox was born 5 Jul ... or Anthony Berkeley, writer * Ballard Berkeley (1904–1988), English actor * Busby Berkeley, film choreographer * Edmund Berkeley (1909-198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berkeley (given Name)
Berkeley is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Berkeley Bell (1907–1967), American male tennis player * Berkeley Breathed (born 1957), American cartoonist * Berkeley L. Bunker (1906–1999), United States Senator and Representative from the state of Nevada * Berkeley Cole (1913–1996), Anglican priest and author * Berkeley Dallard (1889–1983), New Zealand accountant, senior public servant and prison administrator * Berkeley Gaskin (1908–1979), West Indian cricketer * Berkeley Guise (1775–1834), British landowner and Whig Member of Parliament * Berkeley Lent (1921–2007), American politician and jurist in the state of Oregon * Berkeley Levett (1863–1941), Major in the Scots Guards and later a Gentleman Usher for the Royal family * Berkeley Deane Wise (1855–1909), Irish civil engineer See also *Berkeley (surname) *Berkeley (other) {{Given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |