Meaning and Origin
What does the name Bentley mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
User Submitted Origins
User Submitted Meanings
- According to a user from Georgia, U.S., the name Bentley is of English origin and means "Woodland with bent grass".
- A submission from Texas, U.S. says the name Bentley means "Sweet person".
Originally a Sussex habitational name, the word "leag" or "ley" meaning field in Anglo-Saxon. Hence, bent (“bent-grass”) + leigh/lea (“meadow, field”), see also Bentham.
- An English habitational surname.
- Various place names, including:
- A suburb of Perth, Western Australia.
- A town in Alberta, Canada.
- A hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
- A village in East Hampshire district, England.
- A village in Babergh district, Suffolk, England.
- a suburb of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England.
- A village in North Warwickshire district, England.
- An area in Walsall borough, West Midlands, England.
- A village in Bromsgrove district, Worcestershire, England.
- A small town in Hancock County, Illinois, United States.
- A small city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Bay County, Michigan, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Hettinger County, North Dakota, United States.
Named after the founder of Bentley Motors, WO Bentley.
- A motor car manufactured by this company.