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Medieval castle in Gloucestershire, England
Berkeley Castle (/ˈbɑːrkli/ BARK-lee; historically sometimes spelled as Berkley Castle or Barkley Castle) is a castle in the town of Berkeley, Gloucestershire
Berkeley_Castle
List of ships with the same or similar names
Royal Navy have been named HMS Berkeley Castle after Berkeley Castle in the town of Berkeley, Gloucestershire. Berkeley Castle was a 48-gun wooden warship
HMS_Berkeley_Castle
Historic house in West Virginia, United States
known as the Berkeley Castle or Berkeley Springs Castle, is located on a hill above Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, United States. The castle-like house
Samuel_Taylor_Suit_Cottage
Foxhound pack in England
of Berkeley Castle (who lost their titles of Baron Berkeley and Earl of Berkeley in 1882 and 1942 respectively) still owns the Berkeley hounds and the
Berkeley_Hunt
Town in Gloucestershire, England
bank of the River Severn and the M5 motorway. The town is noted for Berkeley Castle, where the imprisoned King Edward II is believed to have been murdered
Berkeley,_Gloucestershire
English family
disputed. The Berkeley family still retains possession of many of the lands it has held from the 11th and 12th centuries, centring on Berkeley Castle in Gloucestershire
Berkeley_family
Title in the Peerage of England
of Berkeley Castle. Thus when William Berkeley, 1st Marquess of Berkeley, 2nd Baron Berkeley (1426–1492), William the Waste-All, alienated Berkeley Castle
Baron_Berkeley
English peer
Thomas de Berkeley (c. 1293 or 1296 – 27 October 1361), known as The Rich, feudal baron of Berkeley, of Berkeley Castle in Gloucestershire, England, was
Thomas de Berkeley, 3rd Baron Berkeley
Thomas_de_Berkeley,_3rd_Baron_Berkeley
King of England from 1307 to 1327
Edward's death at Berkeley Castle in 1327 except one letter that Thomas de Berkeley, 3rd Baron Berkeley, sent from Berkeley Castle to Edward III, informing
Edward_II
2019 film by David Michôd
and at Szilvásvárad, Hungary. Many scenes were filmed on location at Berkeley Castle in Gloucestershire, England. Lincoln Cathedral was used in place of
The_King_(2019_film)
Anglo-Norman soldier and rebel
Berkeley "the Resolute" (c. 1218 – 4 April 1281), 5th (feudal) Baron de Berkeley, was an Anglo-Norman soldier and rebel, residing at Berkeley Castle in
Maurice_de_Berkeley
English noble and rebel
Maurice de Berkeley, 2nd Baron Berkeley (1281 – 31 May 1326), The Magnanimous, feudal baron of Berkeley, of Berkeley Castle in Gloucestershire, England
Maurice de Berkeley, 2nd Baron Berkeley
Maurice_de_Berkeley,_2nd_Baron_Berkeley
Queen of England from 1308 to 1327
Kenilworth Castle in the Midlands to the safer location of Berkeley Castle in the Welsh borders, where he was put into the custody of Lord Berkeley. On 23
Isabella_of_France
Topics referred to by the same term
California, Berkeley, a public university in Berkeley, California George Berkeley (1685–1753), Anglo-Irish philosopher Berkeley may also refer to: Berkeley, New
Berkeley
English peer
Maurice de Berkeley, 4th Baron Berkeley (c. 1320 – 8 June 1368), The Valiant, feudal baron of Berkeley, of Berkeley Castle in Gloucestershire, was an
Maurice de Berkeley, 4th Baron Berkeley
Maurice_de_Berkeley,_4th_Baron_Berkeley
British television period mystery series
Chastleton House and Berkeley Castle were used to portray Pryde Castle in the episode broadcast on 8 January 2014. Kenilworth Castle in Warwickshire provided
Father_Brown_(2013_TV_series)
Worcestershire County Cricket Club. Captain Berkeley lived at Spetchley Park in Worcestershire before inheriting Berkeley Castle in Gloucestershire from his 13th
Robert_Berkeley_(cricketer)
English baron and diplomat (c. 1245–1321)
Thomas de Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley (c. 1245– 23 July 1321), The Wise, feudal baron of Berkeley, of Berkeley Castle in Gloucestershire, England, was
Thomas de Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley
Thomas_de_Berkeley,_1st_Baron_Berkeley
British peer and militia officer (1745–1810)
highwayman. As he was crossing Hounslow Heath one night, on his way from Berkeley Castle to London, his travelling carriage was stopped by a man on horseback
Frederick Berkeley, 5th Earl of Berkeley
Frederick_Berkeley,_5th_Earl_of_Berkeley
English peer and admiral
Thomas de Berkeley, 5th Baron Berkeley (5 January 1352/53 – 13 July 1417), The Magnificent, of Berkeley Castle and of Wotton-under-Edge in Gloucestershire
Thomas de Berkeley, 5th Baron Berkeley
Thomas_de_Berkeley,_5th_Baron_Berkeley
Manor house in Worcestershire, England
the Berkeley family for nearly 350 years, but the manor is over one thousand years old. This family descended from the Berkeleys of Berkeley Castle Gloucestershire
Cotheridge_Court
2024 British television drama series
got underway in late 2023. The crew was reported to be shooting at Berkeley Castle in February 2024. The following month, filming took place at Wells
Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light
Wolf_Hall:_The_Mirror_and_the_Light
English politician
the Tudor court. He came from a cadet branch of the great Berkeley family of Berkeley Castle in Gloucestershire, but in his career, his initial advantage
Maurice_Berkeley_(died_1581)
English nobleman (1287–1330)
rebellion, Edward was deposed; Mortimer allegedly arranged his murder at Berkeley Castle. For three years, Mortimer was de facto ruler of England before being
Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March
Roger_Mortimer,_1st_Earl_of_March
English nobleman
English nobleman. He was born at Berkeley Castle in Gloucestershire, the younger son of James Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley (c. 1394–1463), James the Just
Maurice Berkeley, 3rd Baron Berkeley
Maurice_Berkeley,_3rd_Baron_Berkeley
Medieval stone fortress in Beverston, Gloucestershire, England
also granted the feudal barony of Berkeley in Gloucestershire. He rebuilt Berkeley Castle, and founded the Berkeley family which still occupies it today
Beverston_Castle
English noblewoman and heiress
lands and estates, including Berkeley Castle, were entailed through the male line to Elizabeth's cousin James Berkeley. Elizabeth and her husband refused
Elizabeth Berkeley, Countess of Warwick
Elizabeth_Berkeley,_Countess_of_Warwick
Church in Beverston, England
extended in around 1225 and again in 1361 by Thomas de Berkeley, 5th Baron Berkeley, Lord of Berkeley Castle. The church was restored in the mid Nineteenth Century
St_Mary's_Church,_Beverston
1469 battle in Gloucestershire, England
feudal magnates. Lisle and Berkeley had long been engaged in a dispute over the inheritance of Berkeley Castle and the other Berkeley lands, Lisle being heir-general
Battle_of_Nibley_Green
English peer
James Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley, and Lady Isabel Mowbray at Berkeley Castle in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, in 1426. His first marriage was in 1466 to
William de Berkeley, 1st Marquess of Berkeley
William_de_Berkeley,_1st_Marquess_of_Berkeley
English peer
while James was in Dorset. The Warwicks took their opportunity and had Berkeley Castle and its estate granted to three of the earl's retainers, while they
James Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley
James_Berkeley,_1st_Baron_Berkeley
Title in the Peerage of England
2nd Baroness (d. 1335) William Berkeley, 1st Earl FitzHardinge (1786–1857), created Baron Segrave of Berkeley Castle in the County of Gloucester in 1831
Baron_Segrave
Church in Gloucester, England
cathedral contains the shrine of Edward II, who was murdered at nearby Berkeley Castle. Following the dissolution of the monasteries by Henry VIII in 1536
Gloucester_Cathedral
English noblewoman
Thomas de Berkeley, 5th Baron Berkeley; however, the Barony and castle of Berkeley had passed to his nephew James Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley on his death
Margaret Beauchamp, Countess of Shrewsbury
Margaret_Beauchamp,_Countess_of_Shrewsbury
English soldier and aristocrat (1472-1532)
by the Earl of Surrey, Thomas Howard. He later became Constable of Berkeley Castle on 15 May 1514, and Sheriff of Gloucestershire, November 1522 – November
Thomas Berkeley, 5th Baron Berkeley
Thomas_Berkeley,_5th_Baron_Berkeley
1337 letter to Edward III of England
Kenilworth Castle and Berkeley Castle in 1326. But according to Fieschi, when the king heard that he was to be killed at Berkeley Castle he changed clothes
Fieschi_Letter
County of England
House, residence of the Dukes of Beaufort Berkeley Castle, an example of a feudal stronghold. Beverston Castle Chavenage House Cheltenham Minster Clearwell
Gloucestershire
English politician
was knighted before 1383. He was the son of Thomas Berkeley, 3rd Baron Berkeley, of Berkeley Castle, and his second wife Katherine Clivedon. He was appointed
John_Berkeley_(1352–1428)
English peer and courtier (1526–1596)
Exeter. Vivian, p.150 Isaac Herbert Jeayes, Charters and muniments at Berkeley castle (Bristol, 1892), p. 219. "Carey, Henry (CRY564H)". A Cambridge Alumni
Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon
Henry_Carey,_1st_Baron_Hunsdon
English peer and politician
issue by her. Berkeley was made a Knight of the Bath on 28 September 1553 at the coronation of Mary I. In the following year, Berkeley Castle and other estates
Henry Berkeley, 7th Baron Berkeley
Henry_Berkeley,_7th_Baron_Berkeley
Corvettes of the Royal Navy
Aydon Castle Barnwell Castle Beeston Castle Bodiam Castle Bolton Castle Bowes Castle Bramber Castle Bridgnorth Castle Brough Castle Canterbury Castle Carew
Castle-class_corvette
English antiquary and lawyer (1567–1640)
to wait on Thomas Berkeley (d. 1611), son and heir apparent of Henry Berkeley, 7th Baron Berkeley (1534–1613), of Berkeley Castle in Gloucestershire
John Smith (steward of Berkeley)
John_Smith_(steward_of_Berkeley)
treason. He married Isabel, daughter of Maurice de Berkeley, 2nd Baron Berkeley at Berkeley Castle in 1328. They had 7 children. He was succeeded as Baron
Robert Clifford, 3rd Baron Clifford
Robert_Clifford,_3rd_Baron_Clifford
Anglo-Saxon nobleman
was granted the feudal barony of Berkeley in Gloucestershire. He rebuilt Berkeley Castle, and founded the Berkeley family which still occupies it today
Robert_Fitzharding
American actor
engaged in December 2024. The couple married on August 1, 2026 at Berkeley Castle in England. "Scott Michael Foster". TVGuide.com. Archived from the
Scott_Michael_Foster
English country mansion and garden
Roman Catholic chapel. The estate has belonged to the Berkeley family, who also own Berkeley Castle in Gloucestershire, since it was first built in 1606
Spetchley_Park
Anglo-Norman baron and justice (died 1220)
III, and Berkeley Castle and its lands were seized. In 1216, however, shortly before John died, he visited the king, then at Berkeley Castle, under a
Robert de Berkeley, 3rd feudal baron of Berkeley
Robert_de_Berkeley,_3rd_feudal_baron_of_Berkeley
British politician (1800–1881)
himself largely to field sports and writing. Berkeley was the author of a number of books, including Berkeley Castle, Sandron Hall, or the Days of Queen Anne
Grantley_Berkeley
British politician and landowner (1786–1857)
earldom. In 1831 William Berkeley was raised to the peerage as Baron Segrave, of Berkeley Castle in the County of Gloucester. Berkeley was returned to parliament
William Berkeley, 1st Earl FitzHardinge
William_Berkeley,_1st_Earl_FitzHardinge
Anglo-Saxon landowner and steward
his grandsons was Robert Fitzharding, the ancestor of the Berkeley family of Berkeley Castle. Williams, Ann (2004). "Eadnoth the Staller (d. 1068)". Oxford
Eadnoth_the_Constable
English nobleman
Berkeley, 7th Baron Berkeley, on 26 November 1613. His family seat was at Berkeley Castle in Gloucestershire. He was made a Knight of the Order of the Bath on
George Berkeley, 8th Baron Berkeley
George_Berkeley,_8th_Baron_Berkeley
Member of the Parliament of England
men to support William de Berkeley, 2nd Baron Berkeley (1426-1492), later created 1st Marquess of Berkeley, of Berkeley Castle (north of Bristol), in his
Philip_Mede
English baroness (1304–1337)
of Trim Castle and Ludlow, and Jeanne of Lusignan. Her father Roger proposed the marriage of his eldest daughter Margaret to Maurice de Berkeley, 2nd Baron
Margaret Mortimer, Baroness Berkeley
Margaret_Mortimer,_Baroness_Berkeley
British three-day eventing rider
rider Caroline Dick. In October 2009, she married Charles Berkeley, scion of Berkeley Castle. "Oxonian Olympians". University of Oxford. Archived from
Daisy_Dick
2000 British TV series or programme
Laurence School in Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire. Many of the castle scenes were filmed at Berkeley Castle in the Cotswolds. The Ghost Hunter series revolves around
The_Ghost_Hunter_(TV_series)
English noble and politician
MacMillan, 1969, p. 351. Isaac Herbert Jeayes, Charters and muniments at Berkeley castle (Bristol, 1892), pp. 226–227. Conyers Read, Mr Secretary Walsingham
George Carey, 2nd Baron Hunsdon
George_Carey,_2nd_Baron_Hunsdon
Pub in Purton, Gloucestershire, England
The Berkeley Arms is a public house at Purton, Gloucestershire GL13 9HU. The pub is owned by the Berkeley Castle Estate, under whose ownership it has been
Berkeley_Arms,_Purton
Legal terminology
England held particular estates for many centuries (the Berkeley family has held Berkeley Castle since the 12th century, and holds it still in 2021), generating
Muniment
Church in Bristol, England
(after 1542 Bristol Cathedral), founded by a member of the Berkeley family of nearby Berkeley Castle, from which it was originally separated by the Abbey's
St_Mark's_Church,_Bristol
English Nobleman
inherited her claims upon the lands of Baron Berkeley. He attempted to gain entrance to Berkeley Castle by bribery; but the plot was discovered, and in
Thomas Talbot, 2nd Viscount Lisle
Thomas_Talbot,_2nd_Viscount_Lisle
The stone structure is a hybrid of the Gothic and Romanesque styles. Berkeley Castle, Bath, West Virginia, built for Colonel Samuel Taylor Suit in 1885
List of castles in the United States
List_of_castles_in_the_United_States
English noblewoman
(1883). Lives of the Berkeleys. Vol. 1. p. 374. Wells-Furby, Bridget (2004). A Catalogue of the Medieval Manuscripts of Berkeley Castle. Vol. 17. Bristol
Elizabeth le Despenser, Baroness Berkeley
Elizabeth_le_Despenser,_Baroness_Berkeley
English nobleman
prosecution of the claim against James Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley, the heir-male, he stormed Berkeley Castle in 1452 and took the Baron and his sons
John Talbot, 1st Viscount Lisle
John_Talbot,_1st_Viscount_Lisle
English regicide
London Bristol Preston Naseby Lostwithiel Stanmer Torrington Pembroke Castle Berkeley Oxford Newbury Gloucester Langport Dunbar Worcester Along with his
William_Goffe
Acton Castle, Allerton Castle, Augill Castle, Avon Castle, Bell's Castle, Bolesworth Castle, Bude Castle, Castle Eden Castle, Castle Goring, Cave Castle, Cholmondeley
List_of_castles_in_England
British aristocrat and life peer (born 1939)
Retrieved 9 July 2020. "Home". The Whistler. Retrieved 9 July 2020. Debrett's People of Today Profile at UK Parliament Website www.berkeley-castle.com
Anthony Gueterbock, 18th Baron Berkeley
Anthony_Gueterbock,_18th_Baron_Berkeley
with quelling Glendower's revolt. In 1417 he was enfeoffed at Berkeley Castle by Lord Berkeley, shortly before his death, as one of the feoffees (i.e. trustees)
Gilbert_Denys
Castle in Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England
Kenilworth Castle is a castle in the town of Kenilworth in Warwickshire, England, managed by English Heritage; much of it is in ruins. The castle was founded
Kenilworth_Castle
HMS Berkeley Castle was a Castle-class corvette of the United Kingdom's Royal Navy. Built and commissioned in 1943, she escorted convoys from 1944 to 1945
HMS_Berkeley_Castle_(K387)
2015 British television drama series
including Berkeley Castle, Gloucester Cathedral and Horton Court in Gloucestershire, Dover Castle and Penshurst Place in Kent, Broughton Castle and Chastleton
Wolf_Hall_(TV_series)
List of ships with the same or similar names
countermeasures vessel commissioned in 1986 and sold to Greece in 2001 HMS Berkeley Castle This article includes a list of ships with the same or similar names
HMS_Berkeley
Lowland Scottish clan
settled in Gloucestershire, England where, as the Earls of Berkeley, they built Berkeley Castle in 1153. Some of the family moved north to Scotland where
Clan_Barclay
Balcony used by performing musicians
visible in Desmond Hall and Castle, Ireland (15th century). Constructed in the 14th century, the Great Hall of Berkeley Castle in Gloucestershire, England
Minstrels'_gallery
Topics referred to by the same term
Maurice de Berkeley, 2nd Baron Berkeley (1271–1326) Maurice de Berkeley, 4th Baron Berkeley (c. 1330–1368) Maurice Berkeley, 3rd Baron Berkeley (1435–1506)
Maurice_Berkeley
14th century noblewoman
husband died, she remarried to Thomas de Berkeley, 3rd Baron Berkeley, whose family seat was Berkeley Castle. When they married, she owned lands spread
Katherine,_Lady_Berkeley
American businessman (1832–1888)
to Berkeley Springs. In 1885, they started construction of their own private residence there: the Samuel Taylor Suit Cottage or "Berkeley Castle". The
Samuel_Taylor_Suit
Extinct barony in the Peerage of England
Berkeley (1271–1326) of Berkeley Castle in Gloucestershire, the senior line of the Berkeley family. His brother was Charles Berkeley, 2nd Viscount Fitzhardinge
Baron_Berkeley_of_Stratton
Town or city residence of a member of the British nobility or gentry
Baynard's Castle, City of London, Earls of Pembroke 1551–1666 Berkeley House, residence of Baron Berkeley of Stratton (a junior branch of Baron Berkeley of Berkeley
Townhouse_(Great_Britain)
founded about 1231. In about 1518 a prominent local family, the Berkeleys of Berkeley Castle, paid for the church to be rebuilt in Perpendicular Gothic style
Greyfriars,_Gloucester
(2003). A Struggle for Mastery. p. 533.; Warren, W.L. (1973). Henry II. Berkeley. p. 176. ISBN 9780520022829.; and Gillingham, John (1984). The Angevin
List_of_English_monarchs
Castle in Nottingham, England
Edward II at Berkeley Castle. William Montagu and his companions were accompanied by William Eland, castellan and overseer of Mortimer's castle, who knew
Nottingham_Castle
British poet, artist (1660–1685)
self-portrait in Berkeley Castle, and a portrait of James II of England in the Royal Collection (in 2019 on display in Hillsborough Castle). Both of these
Anne_Killigrew
British historian and writer
evidence such as the Fieschi Letter) that Edward II did not die in Berkeley Castle in 1327. Mortimer has also carried out research into the social history
Ian_Mortimer_(historian)
English Bible translator (1342–1402)
Lord Berkeley, including a version of the Book of Revelation, which his patron had written up onto the ceiling of the chapel at Berkeley Castle. Trevisa's
John_Trevisa
2003 British television film
Weston The film had a low production budget of £750,000. It was shot at Berkeley Castle in Gloucestershire, adopting techniques unusual for an historical drama
The Other Boleyn Girl (2003 film)
The_Other_Boleyn_Girl_(2003_film)
English writer and gardener (1892–1962)
your garden (1958) Joy of Gardening: a selection for Americans (1958) Berkeley Castle (1960) Faces: profiles of dogs (Harvill Press, 1961, photographs by
Vita_Sackville-West
British documentary series about UK archaeology
nunnery at Berkeley Castle (co-directors of the excavation Stuart Prior and Mark Horton) Bowl Hole Anglo-Saxon cemetery excavated near Bamburgh Castle between
Digging_for_Britain
Castle in Monmouth, Wales
II briefly was held prisoner in the castle before he was transferred to Berkeley Castle where he died. The castle was a favourite residence of Henry Bolingbroke
Monmouth_Castle
English statesman (1485–1540)
(alias Cromwell) of Hertford Castle, Hertfordshire, 1534–1540, Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire 1535–d., sole, Leeds Castle, Kent, 4 January 1539 – 1540
Thomas_Cromwell
Damage of buildings to reduce their value
Wressle Castle in East Yorkshire; the south part of the castle was left standing so that the owner could still use it as a manor house. Berkeley Castle in
Slighting
2017 British-American television series
in June 2016, with locations including Bradford on Avon, Bristol, Berkeley Castle, Gloucester Cathedral, Lacock, Salisbury Cathedral, and Wells. In early
The White Princess (miniseries)
The_White_Princess_(miniseries)
British archaeologist (born 1956)
Somerset; Fishmongers Cave, Alveston, Gloucestershire, and he worked at Berkeley Castle (Gloucestershire) and Repton. In 2008-19 he undertook survey and excavation
Mark_Horton_(archaeologist)
member of the Berkeley family of nearby Berkeley Castle. He was born in 1531, the eldest son of Sir John Berkeley (d. 1546) of Stoke Gifford, Gloucestershire
Richard_Berkeley_(died_1604)
American architect
(NRHP). Works include: Samuel Taylor Suit Cottage, also known as the Berkeley Castle Eastern Market, Washington, D.C., 1908 expansion (North Hall) Alexander
Snowden_Ashford
Alleged assassin of King Edward II of England
January. The deposed king was imprisoned at Berkeley Castle, but was frequently moved from castle to castle by his captors to make any attempts at rescue
Thomas_Gurney_(knight)
Lancaster Castle joined 31st Escort Group. The other ships in the group were Berkeley Castle, Carisbrooke Castle, Dumbarton Castle, and Hadleigh Castle. In
HMS_Lancaster_Castle
Manor in England
Roger de Berkeley I (d. 1093), held in-chief from the King. Roger's possessions and influence, centered on the royal demesne of Berkeley Castle, Dursley
Manor_of_Siston
Irish noblewoman
Wells-Furby, Bridget (2004). A Catalogue of the Medieval Muniments at Berkeley Castle. Vol. 2. p. 927. Ives, E.W. (1986). Anne Boleyn. p. 4. "Appendix VI:
Lady_Margaret_Butler
Nobility in the United Kingdom
example the Berkeley family seated at Berkeley Castle had the surname "de Berkeley" ("from Berkeley") and gained the title Baron Berkeley, amongst many
British_nobility
Angevin royal dynasty that ruled England in the Middle Ages
cause of death, he is popularly believed to have been murdered at Berkeley Castle by having a red-hot poker thrust into his bowels. A coup by Edward
House_of_Plantagenet
BERKELEY CASTLE
BERKELEY CASTLE
Girl/Female
British, English
Pale-skinned; Dark
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Byerly.Americanized spelling of German Beyerle.
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, Australian, British, English
From the Dark Meadow; Pale Meadow
Boy/Male
English Irish
The birch tree meadow. Also see Barclay and Burke.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Beeley in Derbyshire, which is named with the Old English personal names Bēage (female) or Bēga (male) + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of the various places, in Kent, Oxfordshire, and Sussex, named Beckley, from the Old English byname Becca (see Beck 4) + Old English lēah ‘woodland clearing’.Altered spelling of the South German and Swiss topographic names Bächle, Bächli (see Bach 1).Richard Beckley was one of the free planters who assented to the ‘Fundamental Agreement’ of the New Haven Colony on June 4, 1639.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place in Cheshire named Bulkeley, from Old English bulluc ‘bullock’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.Peter Bulkeley (1583–1659), Puritan divine, who came from Bedfordshire, England, was a founder of Concord, MA, in 1636.
Boy/Male
English
Birch valley; birch tree meadow.
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, Australian, British, Christian, English, Irish
From the Birch Tree Meadow; Place Name; Where Birches Grow
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, Australian, British, English, Irish
From the Birch Tree Meadow; Place Name; Where Birches Grow
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly West Yorkshire and Lancashire)
English (mainly West Yorkshire and Lancashire) : from any of several places so named in Staffordshire, Cheshire, Derbyshire, Cumbria, and elsewhere (see Blakely).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Berkeley.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : assimilated form of Berkowitz.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Burley.Probably an altered spelling of Swiss German Beerli, from a short form of the Germanic personal name Berilo, from Old High German bero ‘bear’.Possibly an Anglicized spelling of French Berlet, from a diminutive of Berle, a topographic name from Old French berle ‘water parsnip’ (of Celtic origin, compare Welsh berur, Gaelic biorar ‘watercress’), or perhaps an occupational name for a grower of the plant.
Boy/Male
Anglo Saxon Irish English Shakespearean
From the birch meadow.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Berkeley in Gloucestershire, named in Old English with be(o)rc ‘birch’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’. Compare Scottish Barclay.Jewish (American) : assimilated form of Berkowitz.
Boy/Male
English
From the light meadow; from the dark meadow.
Surname or Lastname
Americanized spelling of Swiss German Bürki, or an altered spelling of Berke (see Berke 2).Possibly an Americanized spelling of Hungarian Berki, a habitational name from a village called Berki, in Pest county, or a topographic name from berek ‘marsh wi
Americanized spelling of Swiss German Bürki, or an altered spelling of Berke (see Berke 2).Possibly an Americanized spelling of Hungarian Berki, a habitational name from a village called Berki, in Pest county, or a topographic name from berek ‘marsh with groves’.English : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
Altered form of Swiss and South German Bürkle, Bürkli (see Burkle).English
Altered form of Swiss and South German Bürkle, Bürkli (see Burkle).English : variant of Berkeley.
Boy/Male
Scottish
From Berkeley.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Chinese, English
From the Birch Tree Meadow; Place Name; Where Birches Grow
BERKELEY CASTLE
BERKELEY CASTLE
Girl/Female
Indian
Light, Lamp
Male
Finnish
Finnish form of Greek Georgios, JYRKI means "earth-worker, farmer."
Boy/Male
Australian, Polish
Kind Care
Female
Portuguese
 Catalan and Galician-Portuguese form of Latin Carmel, CARME means "garden-land." Compare with another form of Carme.
Boy/Male
Hebrew, Hindu, Indian
Full of Life; Vigorous and Alive
Girl/Female
Bengali, Hindu, Indian, Marathi, Telugu
Fame; Celebrated
Boy/Male
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Telugu
Quick; Swift; Lightning; Clever; Restless
Biblical
one that takes or possesses
Girl/Female
American, British, Christian, English, German, Latin
Little and Womanly; Form of Caroline; Little; Feminine for; Of Carl and Charles
Boy/Male
Tamil
Meek, Friend of Krishna, Another name of Kuchela
BERKELEY CASTLE
BERKELEY CASTLE
BERKELEY CASTLE
BERKELEY CASTLE
BERKELEY CASTLE
a.
Having a castle or castles; supporting a castle; as, a castled height or crag.
n.
A small castle.
imp. & p. p.
of Castle
n.
One whose imagination overpowers his reason and controls his judgment; an unpractical schemer; one who builds castles in the air; a daydreamer.
a.
Of or relating to Bishop Berkeley or his system of idealism; as, Berkeleian philosophy.
n.
A piece, made to represent a castle, used in the game of chess; a rook.
a.
Fortified; turreted; as, castled walls.
n.
One of the four pieces placed on the corner squares of the board; a castle.
n.
A castle and domain conferred on a nobleman for life.
n.
The doctrine, in opposition to the materialists, that all which exists is spirit, or soul -- that what is called the external world is either a succession of notions impressed on the mind by the Deity, as maintained by Berkeley, or else the mere educt of the mind itself, as taught by Fichte.
n.
Fig.: one who builds castles in the air or forms visionary schemes.
n.
A street; a village; a castle; a dwelling; a place of work, or exercise of authority; -- now obsolete except in composition; as, bailiwick, Warwick, Greenwick.
n.
The guard or defense of a castle.
v. i.
To move the castle to the square next to king, and then the king around the castle to the square next beyond it, for the purpose of covering the king.
n.
A tax or imposition an a dwelling within a certain distance of a castle, for the purpose of maintaining watch and ward in it; castle-ward.
n.
The doctrine that external bodies may be reduced to mind and ideas in a mind; any doctrine opposed to materialism or phenomenalism, esp. a system that maintains the immateriality of the soul; idealism; esp., Bishop Berkeley's theory of idealism.
v. t.
To take a castle from; to turn out of a castle.
n.
The government of a castle.
n.
In Ireland, a lord or proprietor of a tract of land or of a castle, elected by a family, under the system of tanistry.
n.
Same as Castleguard.