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Barnett - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Barnett

[ 2 syll. bar-net(t), ba-rne-tt ] The boy name Barnett is pronounced as BaaRNEHT KEY. Barnett is used predominantly in English and it is derived from Old English origins. Barnett is of the meaning a burned-off clearing.

Barnett is rare as a baby name for boys. At the modest peak of its usage in 1914, 0.005% of baby boys were named Barnett. Its ranking then was #951. The baby name has since experienced a fall in popularity, and is currently of sporadic use. Out of all boy names in its group, Barnett was nevertheless the most frequently used in 2008.

Baby names that sound like Barnett include Berend (Dutch and German), Bernat (Catalan and Hungarian), Bernát (Hungarian), Brandy (English), Briant (English), Bryant (English and Irish), Bryent (English), Bernd (German), Berndt (German), Bernt (Scandinavian), Brand (English), Brandt (English and Scandinavian), Brant (English), Brendt (English), and Brent (English).

KEY: Pronunciation for Barnett: B as in "be (B.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)"


 
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Meaning of Barnett