Bentley

Bentley is an Old English place name and surname, meaning "bent-grass clearing" — from beonet meaning bent grass and leah meaning woodland clearing. As a given name it arrived in the 20th century, carried partly by associations with the prestigious British automobile brand founded in 1919. The car's name itself comes from its founder W.O. Bentley, giving the name a lineage of refined craftsmanship.

Bentley holds the #54 spot among US pet names, with over 1,500 companions carrying it. The name has a luxurious, polished quality that pet owners find irresistible — there is something delightful about giving a companion the name of one of the world's most prestigious automobiles. Bentley suits companions who seem to understand their own value, who carry themselves with an easy elegance, and who expect and receive the finest of everything. It has been a consistently rising name in pet naming circles over the past decade.