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Barry
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barry
English
Pronunciation
en /ˈbæɹi/ RP,GA,AU
en /ˈbaɹɪj/ SSB
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Barry.wav Southern England
en /ˈbɛəɹi/ US,Mmmm
en en-us-berry.ogg US
en /ˈbɛɹi/ NZ
en /ˈbaɾe/ /-ɾɪ/ /-ɾi/ Scotland
en /ˈbaɾi/ Wales
en bari ; berry Berry bury<aa:marry-merry> ; beary<aa:Mary-marry>
en æɹi 2
Etymology 1
Anglicized form of en ga Bairre, short form of ga Fionnbharr, from ga fionn white + ga barr head.
Proper noun
s
en male Irish.
en 2009-06-21 Manohla Dargis Action! w:The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/21/movies/21darg.html Above left, Kathryn Bigelow with the cinemaphotographer Barry Ackroyd on the set of The Hurt Locker. https://web.archive.org/web/20251006103705/https://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/21/movies/21darg.html 6 October 2025
en Irish derived from the given name, or from place names in Scotland and Wales.
Quotations
en 1844 w:William Makepeace Thackeray The Luck of Barry Lyndon 44 University of Michigan Press 1999 047211042X I remembered that I had signed the documents Barry Redmond instead of Redmond Barry; but what else could I do? - - - "Hark ye, Mr Fitzsimons," said I; "I will tell you why I was obliged to alter my name - which is Barry, and the best name in Ireland.
Derived terms
en Barry boy Barry County Barry-Perkins-Young syndrome Barryville Baz,Bazza<qq:diminutives>
Translations
a name
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 巴里
Hebrew: he בְּאֵרִי b'erí
Māori: mi Peri
Marathi: mr बॅरी
Etymology 2
+, Vale of Glamorgan
+, Angus
In Wales, said to be named after Saint Baruc, who was buried on Barry Island, from en cy Barrwg, a name of uncertain origin but possibly related to ga barr hill, summit.
Proper noun
Any of a number of places:
en coastal town/and/wcomm with a town council in cobor:noaff/Vale of Glamorgan cc/Wales OS grid ref ST1167. Community map (Wales)
en village near town/Carnoustie carea/Angus cc/Scotland OS grid ref NO5334.
en commune in dept/Hautes-Pyrénées r/Occitania c/France.
en small village carea/Blayney s/New South Wales c/Australia.
en locality in the carea/Tamworth and the carea/Upper Hunter eastern s/New South Wales c/Australia.
en place c/USA:
en city/and/twp co/Pike County s/Illinois.
en twp co/Barry County s/Michigan.
en twp co/Pine County s/Minnesota.
en minor city co/Big Stone County s/Minnesota.
en twp co/Schuylkill County s/Pennsylvania.
en minor city co/Navarro County s/Texas.
Derived terms
en Barry Dock
en Barry Island
Translations
town in the Vale of Glamorgan
Marathi: mr बॅरी
Welsh: cy Y Barri
Etymology 3
Diminutive forms with en -y.
Proper noun
en male Bartholomew.
en male Barack.
Derived terms
en Barry the Fairy
en Bathhouse Barry
References
Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges: A Concise Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press 2001.
See also
en Barrie
Anagrams
en abrry Rybar