Barry
proper nounproper nounproper nouncommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈbaɹɪj//
- Australia//ˈbæɹi//
- New Zealand//ˈbɛɹi//
- //ˈbæɹi//
- //ˈbɛɹi//
A male given name from Irish.
proper noun
- 1
A male given name from Irish.
Above left, Kathryn Bigelow with the cinemaphotographer Barry Ackroyd on the set of The Hurt Locker.
- 2
A surname from Irish derived from the given name, or from place names in Scotland and Wales.
Etymology
Anglicized form of Irish Bairre, short form of Fionnbharr, from fionn (“white”) + barr (“head”).
proper noun
- 1
Any of a number of places: A coastal town and community with a town council in Vale of Glamorgan borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST1167).
- 2
Any of a number of places: A village near Carnoustie, Angus council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO5334).
- 3
Any of a number of places: A commune in Hautes-Pyrénées department, Occitania, France.
- 4
Any of a number of places: A small village in Blayney council area, New South Wales, Australia.
- 5
Any of a number of places: A locality in the Tamworth council area and the Upper Hunter council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
- 6
Any of a number of places: A place in the United States: A city and township in Pike County, Illinois.
- 7
Any of a number of places: A place in the United States: A township in Barry County, Michigan.
- 8
Any of a number of places: A place in the United States: A township in Pine County, Minnesota.
- 9
Any of a number of places: A place in the United States: A minor city in Big Stone County, Minnesota.
- 10
Any of a number of places: A place in the United States: A township in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.
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Any of a number of places: A place in the United States: A minor city in Navarro County, Texas.
Etymology
In Wales, said to be named after Saint Baruc, who was buried on Barry Island, from Welsh Barrwg, a name of uncertain origin but possibly related to Irish barr (“hill, summit”).
proper noun
- 1
A diminutive of the male given name Bartholomew.
- 2
A diminutive of the male given name Barack.
Etymology
Diminutive forms with -y.
Forms
- plural
- Barrys