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Barry

A male given name from Irish.

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Barry at a glance

Origin
Irish
Root meaning
“white”
Pronunciation (IPA)
/ˈbæɹi/, /ˈbaɹɪj/

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Bairre, short form of Fionnbharr, from fionn (“white”) + barr (“head”).

Meaning and etymology from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What does the name Barry mean?

A male given name from Irish. Its root means "white".

This work includes material taken from the System Reference Document 5.1 ("SRD 5.1") by Wizards of the Coast LLC and available at https://dnd.wizards.com/resources/systems-reference-document. The SRD 5.1 is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Mythology and video game character facts from Wikidata (CC0). Name roots from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).