Lending A Name
- The English slang word "berk" is a contraction of "Berkeley Hunt", which in turn refers to the English vulgarity "cunt" (The usage is dated to the 1930s). It is an example of Cockney rhyming slang. The "berk" in Berkeley is pronounced /ˈbɑrk/, but in Cockney it is pronounced /ˈbɜrk/, as in American English.
- The Hunt class mine countermeasure vessel HMS Berkeley was named after the hunt.
- Berkeley Square in London is named after the Berkeley family's London home, Berkeley House, now known as Devonshire House.
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Famous quotes containing the word lending:
“If there is among you anyone in need, a member of your community in any of your towns within the land that the LORD your God is giving you, do not be hard-hearted or tight-fisted toward your needy neighbor. You should rather open your hand, willingly lending enough to meet the need, whatever it may be.”
—Bible: Hebrew, Deuteronomy 15:7,8.