What does Berkeley mean?
Definitions for Berkeley
ˈbɜrk li; for 2,3 also Brit. ˈbɑrk-berke·ley
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Princeton's WordNet
Berkeley, Bishop Berkeley, George Berkeleynoun
Irish philosopher and Anglican bishop who opposed the materialism of Thomas Hobbes (1685-1753)
Berkeleynoun
a city in California on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay; site of the University of California at Berkeley
Wiktionary
Berkeleynoun
from the words beorce léah meaning birch lea.
Berkeleynoun
transferred from the surname.
Berkeleynoun
Any of several places, including a city in California.
Berkeleynoun
The University of California in Berkeley
ChatGPT
berkeley
Berkeley can refer to multiple entities, including: 1. The University of California, Berkeley: A prestigious public research university located in Berkeley, California and one of the flagship institutions of the University of California system. 2. Berkeley, California: a city on the eastern shores of the San Francisco Bay in Northern California. It is home to the aforementioned UC Berkeley. 3. Berkeley (surname): A surname of English origin, also used as a given name. 4. Earl of Berkeley: A title in Peerage of England; The Berkeley family of England has held this title for a significant period. 5. Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD): A Unix operating system derivative developed and distributed by the Computer Systems Research Group of the University of California, Berkeley. 6. Berkeley (automobile): A former British manufacturer of microcars and sports cars in the 20th century. The meaning is dependent on the context in which it is used.
Wikidata
Berkeley
Berkeley was one of several ferryboats of the Southern Pacific Railroad that for sixty years operated on San Francisco Bay between the Oakland Pier and the San Francisco Ferry Building. Built in 1898 by the Union Iron Works of San Francisco, she served after the 1906 earthquake, ferrying refugees across the bay to Oakland. Berkeley was in regular service from 1898 to the spring of 1958, when she was taken out of service for repairs. She never returned to service, as Southern Pacific decided to end all ferry service on July 29, 1958. Berkeley was put up for sale, and was purchased by the Golden Gate Fishing Company to be used as a whaling processing facility. Before she was put to this use, however, she was sold to ferryboat enthusiast and businessman Bill Conover. Conover had Berkeley docked in Sausalito, a small town on the Bay in Marin County, and converted her into a gift shop called "Trade Fair". However, Berkeley was not well-maintained in her gift shop incarnation and 12 years of serious deterioration took a toll. In 1973, she was sold to the Maritime Museum of San Diego. She was towed out of San Francisco Bay by tug on May 31, 1973 arriving 3 days later in San Diego where she was subsequently restored. She currently serves as the main "building" of the Maritime Museum of San Diego.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Berkeley
a town in Gloucestershire, famous for its cattle.
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
BERKELEY
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Berkeley is ranked #20172 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Berkeley surname appeared 1,322 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Berkeley.
61.8% or 818 total occurrences were White.
27.7% or 367 total occurrences were Black.
4.2% or 56 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
3.3% or 44 total occurrences were of two or more races.
2.3% or 31 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
0.4% or 6 total occurrences were Asian.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Berkeley in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Berkeley in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of Berkeley in a Sentence
Senator Harris and I took the bus to Thousand Oaks School in Berkeley together, senator Harris lived around the corner from me on Bancroft, I grew up on Browning Street. We caught the bus to Thousand Oaks School in Berkeley on the corner of Bancroft and Browning St. every weekday morning.
When we go back and resurvey places [in Joshua Tree] that the early scientists at UC Berkeley visited a century ago, we find about half as many birds, and that's because it's warmed and dried so much, what we're seeing is a whole kind of change in a community; a collapse in the case of birds. For park managers, there's limits of what they can actually do to reverse this because of the climate change effects.
It is with great sadness that I confirm that a number of young Irish citizens have lost their lives while a number of others have been seriously injured following the collapse of a balcony in Berkeley, California earlier today, my heart goes out to all the families and loved ones of the deceased and those who have been injured in this appalling accident. My Department in Dublin stands ready to provide all possible consular assistance to the Irish citizens affected by this tragedy.
Lindsay truly values and embraces player development and a culture of winning basketball habits, her success at Cal Berkeley speaks for itself and her insight in our meetings, practices and games will hold tremendous value. After sitting with her, it was easy to see how she will connect quickly with our staff and our players, and we all benefit because of that connection.
There are two major products that come out of Berkeley LSD and UNIX. We don't believe this to be a coincidence.
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