Bentley
Meaning of Bentley
Bentley drifts onto the tongue like a dapper English gentleman motoring through the Tuscan countryside, his mahogany-toned roadster gleaming beneath a saffron sunset; born from the Old English beonet-leah, “meadow of bent grass,” the name rustles with pastoral calm even as it hints at sleek adventure. He carries two passports: one bearing centuries-old parish seals, the other stamped with the winged emblem of the legendary automobile—so parents may picture either dew-fresh fields or a gleaming grille catching café lights on the Piazza della Signoria. Since the 1990s, Bentley has shifted gears from obscurity to open-road fame in the United States, climbing the popularity charts with the steady hum of a well-tuned engine—peaking around the top 100 in the mid-2010s, then cruising comfortably just below. There is a faint chuckle in his exhaust, too; after all, few names invite a toddler to toddle triumphantly while relatives exclaim, “Bentley, bellissimo!” He is at once rustic and refined, meadow and motorway—perfect for a little boy whose future might hold both grass-stained knees and grand, moonlit journeys.
Pronunciation
English
- Pronunced as BENT-lee (/ˈbɛntli/)
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Notable People Named Bentley
| Bentley Lyonel John Tollemache, 3rd Baron Tollemache, was a British Army officer, peer, and writer on croquet and bridge. |
| B. C. Hilliam, born Bentley Collingwood Hilliam, was an English singer, songwriter, and musician best known as Mr. Flotsam of the comedy duo Mr. Flotsam and Mr. Jetsam. |
| Bentley Warren is an American racecar driver best known for USAC Championship Car and New England Supermodified racing, and he twice competed in the Indianapolis 500 in the 1970s. |
| Bentley Mitchum is an American actor with about 40 film and TV credits, including the Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner Ruby in Paradise, The Man in the Moon, The Wonder Years, and Shark Attack. |
| Bentley Dean is an Australian documentary filmmaker who also works as a director, producer and cinematographer. |
