Barry is both a given name and an Irish and West African surname . The given name can be an Anglicised form of some Irish personal names or shortened form of Barrington or Finbarr , while the surname has numerous etymological origins, and is derived from both place names and personal names.
19-557: Barry may refer to: People and fictional characters [ edit ] Barry (name) , including lists of people with the given name, nickname or surname, as well as fictional characters with the given name Dancing Barry , stage name of Barry Richards (born c. 1950), former dancer at National Basketball Association games Places [ edit ] Canada [ edit ] Barry Lake , Quebec Barry Islands , Nunavut United Kingdom [ edit ] Barry, Angus , Scotland,
38-670: A former US Army installation Elsewhere [ edit ] Barry Island (Debenham Islands) , Antarctica Barry, New South Wales , Australia, a village Barry, Hautes-Pyrénées , France, a commune Arts and entertainment [ edit ] Barry (album) , by Barry Manilow "Barry", a character from the Marillion album cover Anoraknophobia Barry (1949 film) , a French film Barry (2016 film) , an American film Barry (TV series) , an American dark comedy series Barry Award (for crime novels) Melbourne International Comedy Festival Award , formerly called
57-413: A handrail used in ballet exercises Barre (brewery) , a German beer brewer Barre (exercise) , a form of physical exercise that uses the ballet barre and ballet-inspired movements and positions Barré (fabric) , a defect in fabrics Barre chord , a type of guitar chord Barre Granite , a variety of Vermont granite Barré Studio , an early film studio dedicated to animation Purple drank ,
76-476: A recreational drug beverage also known as barre See also [ edit ] La Barre (disambiguation) Barre-des-Cévennes , Lozère département , France Guillain–Barré syndrome , an autoimmune disorder affecting the peripheral nervous system Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania , USA Barr (disambiguation) Barrie (disambiguation) All pages with titles beginning with Barre All pages with titles containing Barre Topics referred to by
95-510: A village Barry Mill , a watermill Barry, Vale of Glamorgan , Wales, a town Barry Island , a seaside resort Barry Railway Company Barry railway station United States [ edit ] Barry, Illinois , a city Barry, Minnesota , a city Barry, Texas , a city Barry County, Michigan Barry County, Missouri Barry Township (disambiguation) , in several states Fort Barry , Marin County, California,
114-547: Is a surname Barry , variant form of the rarer Barri , typical of the south of France, that means "rampart, city wall" and by extension "suburb", that is to say "somebody from the suburb or living near the rampart". Variant forms include Delbarry and Dubarry . Barry is also a common surname among the Fula people in West Africa ( Fula : 𞤄𞤢𞤪𞤭 , romanized: Bari ). As of 2014, 59.3% of all known bearers of
133-443: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Barry (name) The given name Barry is derived from Gaelic , possibly being an Anglicised form of the personal name Báire , which is a short form of the related Irish names Bairrfhionn or Barrfind ("fair-headed", "fair-haired"), and Finbar or Fionnbharr ("fair-topped", "fair-haired"). For example, Barry
152-637: Is sometimes derived from the Irish Bairre , Barra , and Barre , which are in turn forms of the name Barrfind . Furthermore, Barry is sometimes an Anglicised form of the Irish Finnbarr , which also has short forms of Bairre , Barra , and Barre . Similarly, Barry is sometimes an Anglicised form of the latter short form Barra . In other cases, Barry is an Anglicised form of the Irish Berach ("pointed", "spear", "sharp"). Since
171-584: The 12th-century Norman invasion of Ireland . In Irish, this family's name is rendered de Barra . In Ireland , the surname Barry occurs most commonly in Munster and south Leinster . The concentrations of the surname in County Limerick could correspond with the Ó Beargha origin of the name, while the concentration of the surname in West Cork could correspond with the Ó Báire origin. There
190-535: The 1930s and 1940s, and was in the top 100 names through the 1970s. In recent years, the name has not even made the US top 1000 list of names (the last time was in 2004, when it ranked 963). Barry's highest rank was 61, which was achieved in 1962. US President Barack Obama was called by the nickname Barry when younger, which he eventually halted. Barry as a given name may also be from the surname, as with Barry Yelverton, 1st Viscount Avonmore , whose mother's maiden name
209-884: The Barry Award Other uses [ edit ] Barry (heraldry) Barry (dog) (1800–1814), a mountain rescue St. Bernard Barry (radio) , an Australian radio station Barry (UK Parliament constituency) Barry University , a private Catholic university in Miami Shores, Florida Tropical Storm Barry USS Barry , four US destroyers 1703 Barry , a minor planet Barry (owl) , New York City owl See also [ edit ] De Barry family Dubarry (disambiguation) Barre (disambiguation) Barrie (disambiguation) Barry's (disambiguation) Berry (disambiguation) All pages with titles beginning with Barry All pages with titles containing Barry Topics referred to by
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#1732765245186228-458: The central village in the town Barre, New York , a town Barre (city), Vermont Barre (town), Vermont Barre, Wisconsin , a town Port Barre, Louisiana , a town Other countries [ edit ] Barre, Tarn , France Barré Glacier , Antarctica Mount Barre , Antarctica Other uses [ edit ] Barré (automobile) (1899–1930), French automobile manufacturer established by Gaston Barré Barre (ballet) ,
247-469: The 💕 (Redirected from Barre (disambiguation) ) [REDACTED] Look up Barre , barre , or barré in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Barre or Barré may refer to: Barre (name) or Barré, a surname and given name Places [ edit ] United States [ edit ] Barre, Massachusetts , a New England town Barre (CDP), Massachusetts ,
266-699: The name is partly derived from the Welsh ap Harry , as is the case of the similar surname Parry . In other cases, the surname Barry is derived from a place name, sometimes seemingly of Continental origin, and sometimes from a British place name, such as Barry, Angus in Scotland . The surname Barry , when originating in Ireland , is chiefly derived from the Cambro-Norman family of de Barry (from Barry, Vale of Glamorgan ), who were prominent in
285-446: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Barre . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Barre&oldid=1048751224 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
304-446: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Barry . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Barry&oldid=1206763636 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
323-478: The surname Barry were residents of Guinea (frequency 1:17), 14.7% of Burkina Faso (1:104), 5.4% of the United States (1:5,629), 4.5% of Senegal (1:274), 3.7% of Mali (1:384), 1.2% of England (1:3,951), 1.1% of Ireland (1:362) and 1.0% of Australia (1:2,004). Those for whom Barry is a hypocoristic for another given name are listed separately . Barre (disambiguation) From Misplaced Pages,
342-584: The twentieth century, the name has become very popular in Australia . A variant form of the given name is Barrie . In the Netherlands the form Berry is also used. Pet forms of the name are Baz and Bazza . Barry may also be a hypocorism for Bartholomew or Barton . As a given name, Barry is currently less common than it once was. It rose in popularity in the United States during
361-477: Was Barry. The surname Barry has numerous origins. In some cases, the surname Barry is an Anglicised form of the Irish Ó Beargha , meaning "descendant of Beargh ". The byname Beargh means "plunderer" or "spear-like". In other cases Barry is an Anglicisation of the Irish Ó Báire , meaning "descendant of Báire ". Alternatively, Barry is a patronymic form of the personal name Henry . In such cases,
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