Origin: Old Scottish, English
Meaning: “birch tree meadow”
Variations, Nicknames and Sound Alikes:
Bar, Barcley, Barklay, Barkley, Barklie, Barrclay, Bartley,
Berk, Berkeley, Berkie, Berkley, Berklie, Berky, Clay
Phrases you might say or hear someday:
Stop calling me Berky or I’m running away.
Can you run to the store for me, Clay?
Do you think this room is clean, Barclay?
Famous people named Barclay or its variations
1. Barclay Hope (b. 1958), Canadian actor
2. Barclay de Tolly (1761-1818), Russian prince, Field Marshall
and Minister of War, born Mikhail Bogdanovich Barklay-de-Tolli
Barclay Middle Names
Barclay Conor
Barclay Gavin
Barclay Joel
Barclay Lance
Barclay Xander