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Bentley

Bentley

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A family name and sometimes a male first name
  • proper noun
  • /ˈbɛntli/
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  • Hi, I'm Liv Bentley and I am probably best known for being on a show called Made in Chelsea and hopefully now London's biggest Lube seller.
  • Bentley Walsh
  • Richard Bentley
  • John Bentley

Broken Vows, which was made with Jaimie Alexander and Wes Bentley.

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Examples

  • Well, Mr. Bentley, you will find Major Lawrence with my army.

    Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

  • Wilson Bentley, the man who photographed snowflakes, died after walking in a snowstorm.

    Snow Cake (2006)

  • Whose Bentley is that out there?

    Anuvahood (2011)

  • OK, we have, you know, John Bentley, legend of the field.

  • - You do remember Fred Bentley, right?

    The Lincoln Lawyer (2011)

  • - Mr. Dudswell and Mr. Bentley.

    Scanners III: The Takeover (1992)

  • I'm Bentley Garrison, with the network.

    Mallrats (1995)

  • Bert Bentley's the best conductor in the north of England.

    Star! (1968)

  • Our next-door neighbors, Elka and Nigel Bentley, invited us to a Fourth of July barbecue to meet the neighbors.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • John Bentley is often recognized for his outstanding contributions to the field of sports.

Surface Forms

Bentley main

Etymology

Bentley started as a surname from an old English place name formed from bent 'a type of grass' and ley 'meadow', and over time people began using it as a first name. That's why Bentley is used both as a family name and as a modern-sounding given name.