Berkley (for a girl)?

margeincharge2 · January 2009

DH and I aren't the unique baby name people but I became friends with a woman in law school named Berkley. We're going round and round with names and we're tossing around the usual suspects like Emma, Katherine, and Anna. But, the one name I keep getting drawn back to is Berkley. DH doesn't like it and I haven't floated it to anyone I know since no one knows we're pg.

So what do you ladies think? DH is amenable to it as a middle name with something like Emma Berkley. But, I don't see the need to use it if it's a middle name.

I know I like the name more because I know someone with the name. And I think it is a very pretty name. I'm sure if I hated her, I'd hate the name. lol

EXL311 · January 2009

I'm really not a fan of that name because all I can think about is the place.

mrs.sheller · January 2009

I think it's cute!

jeffs_baker · January 2009

It's a school.

iluvtom · January 2009

Not such a fan, sorry :0(

meej1028 · January 2009

It's ok but not my style...

andrea922 · January 2009

nms

Corinneallyson · January 2009

I like it - I like place-names though

jeannarheinberger · January 2009

i love it...I like place names too.

JLKinnear · January 2009

NMS...

jaredswife · January 2009

I really dont like it

*JCsGirl* · January 2009

That name might be off-putting to some people because of the school. Personally, I wouldn't use it.

irishgirlmd · January 2009

I really like it.

asdostie · January 2009

I LOVE IT!!!

GL convincing DH!!!

userdeleted · January 2009

I don't hate it for a middle name, but all I can think of is the school.

DarcyLongfellow · January 2009

I knew a girl with this name in college, so it doesn't sound terribly strange to me. I sort of like it.

However, it falls in the category of "other people's last names." If Berkley is a name in your family, be my guest and name your child that. If not, then it's a little weird because you're naming your kid someone else's family name.

macchiatto · January 2009

Also not really a fan; sorry.

cvincent0423 · January 2009

nms but not bad.

FYI the city and school are spelled Berkeley?

justgnat · January 2009

i like the name, but people will call her Berk, which I don't like.

This wouldn't be a deal breaker for me, but it makes me think of Saved by the Bell (Elizabeth Berkley)

somethingchangd · January 2009

Eh...I'm indifferent.

I do know a woman whose granddaughter was just named Berkeley, though, and I will say that whenever she announces the name people kind of wrinkle their noses. Just FYI.