The Art of Literary Nomenclature

ORIGIN:
Shortened version of “Berkeley” / “Berkley”.

VARIATIONS and NICKNAMES:
Bar, Barclay, Barklay, Barkley, Barklie, Barrclay, Berke, Berkeley, Berkie, Berklee, Berkley, Berky, Birk, Birkeley, Birkley, Bourke, Burk, Burke, etc.

REFERENCES IN LITERATURE:
– Berk (Berkeley) Pelham, Margaret’s older brother, “That Little Smith Girl” from Nora Perry’s A Flock of Girls and Boys (1895).

Tagged: 1890s, B, English, Irish

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  August 27, 2014 at 10:06 am

  […] from Nora Perry’s A Flock of Girls and Boys (1895). – Berkeley Pelham (called “Berk“), Margaret’s older brother, in “That Little Smith Girl” from A Flock of Girls […]

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