Barry
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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbæɹ.ɪ/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
- (General American)
- (Mary–marry–merry distinction) IPA(key): /ˈbæɹ.i/
- (Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA(key): /ˈbɛɹ.i/, /ˈbeɹ.i/
- Rhymes: -æɹi
- Homophones: bari, (only in accents with the Mary-marry-merry merger) berry, Berry, beary, bury
Etymology 1[edit]
Anglicized form of Irish Barra, short form of Fionnbharr, from fionn (“white”) + barr (“head”).
Proper noun[edit]
Barry (plural Barrys)
- A male given name from Irish.
- A surname from Irish derived from the given name, or from place names in Scotland and Wales.
Quotations[edit]
- 1844, William Makepeace Thackeray, The Luck of Barry Lyndon, University of Michigan Press, published 1999, →ISBN, page 44:
- 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[edit]
- Bathhouse Barry
- Barry County
- Diminutives: Baz, Bazza
Translations[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
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[edit]
Barry
- Any of a number of places:
- A coastal town and community with a town council in Vale of Glamorgan county borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST1167). [1]
- A village near Carnoustie, Angus council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO5334).
- A commune in Hautes-Pyrénées department, Occitanie, France.
- A small village in Blayney Shire, New South Wales, Australia.
- A place in the United States:
- A city and township in Pike County, Illinois.
- A township in Barry County, Michigan.
- A township in Pine County, Minnesota.
- A minor city in Big Stone County, Minnesota.
- A township in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.
- A minor city in Navarro County, Texas.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
town in the Vale of Glamorgan
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Etymology 3[edit]
Diminutive form
Proper noun[edit]
Barry
- A male given name Abbreviation of Bartholomew.
- A male given name Abbreviation of Barack.
References[edit]
- Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges: A Concise Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press 2001.
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