Barry

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Barry is known as a surname and also a male first name. Its an English form of the Irish name Bareth, de Barra, Barrath, Barenth, Bearrach, Barold or Finbarr. Its Irish meaning is known as a spear. Barry is a surname that originated from de Barri, which is a French Norman name. This has been derived from a village in Normandy, which is also known as La Barre. Odo, Norman Knight was the founder of this family, who assisted in the Norman Conquest in the 11th century. Odo was gifted with estates in Pembrokeshire and Glamorgan for his military service in which Barry Island was also included.

Robert de Barri was the first bearer of the surname Barri to arrive in Ireland. The name Barri has been popular in Ireland. Today there are many variants of the surname Barri as De Barry, Barryroes, Barrymore and 'Barry.

The use of the name Barry started increasing during the 1930s to 1940s and attained its peak in 1970s when it was one among the top 100 names. But as on date the use of this name has considerably reduced.

Detailed meaning

Origin: Celtic
Quick Meaning: Marksman
Number of letters: 5, Those 5 letters total to 28
Gender: Boy
Irish: Male Fair haired. Also from the Irish word for spear. Used regularly throughout the English-speaking world since the early 20th century
Gaelic: Male Spear
French: Male Lives at the barrier
English: Male Fair-haired
Celtic: Male Marksman