Berlie as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Berlie

What is the meaning of the name Berlie ?

The baby name Berlie is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced BUR-lee (UK: /ˈbɜːrli/; US: /ˈbɝːli/).

Berlie is English in Origin.

Berlie is a rare unisex given name in English-speaking countries, most often pronounced BUR-lee. It commonly arises from the English toponymic surnames Burley or Burleigh, ultimately from Old English burh/burg "fort, fortified place" + leah "wood, meadow, clearing," yielding the sense "clearing by the fort." Related British place-surnames such as Birley and Berley have fed the same stock, and the name’s -ie ending reflects a familiar, diminutive style of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

A second etymological stream is Yiddish: Berlie can represent an anglicized form of Berle/Berl, a pet form of Ber ("bear"), from the Germanic root seen in names like Bernard. As a given name, Berlie appeared for both boys and girls in the United States and Britain around 1880-1930, now markedly rare. Noted bearer: the English writer Berlie Doherty. Variants include Berle, Berley, Burley, Burleigh, and Birley.

⚙ Berlie is an uncommon pick. There are only 43 recorded uses of it in our data, from 14 countries.