| [ 2 syll. bar-ry, ba-rry ] The boy name Barry is pronounced as BAERiy KEY. Barry is used chiefly in the English and Irish languages. It is derived from Celtic origins. The name Barry means fair headed; spear; mound,dune; son of Harry. From the words 'fionn' meaning white, fair ; 'barr' meaning head ; 'bearach' meaning spear ; 'bar' meaning mound, dune ; 'ap Harry' meaning son of Harry. The name is of multiple origins. In Ireland, it could be an Anglicized form of the Irish name Bairre, which is derived from Fionnbarr, and of the elements 'fionn' and 'barr', or else it could be from the Irish Gaelic 'bearach'. In Wales, it could be from the place name of Barry Island, itself of the Welsh 'bar', or else it could be from the surname 'ap Harry'. The name was first adopted by English speakers in the 19th century, popularized by the Thackeray novel Barry Lyndon (1844). It saw a boost in popularity among English speakers in the 20th century, especially in Australia. Bairre (Irish), Bari (English), Baris (English), Barra (Irish), Barrie (English and Irish), Berry (English), and Fionnbarr (Irish) are forms of Barry. Other variants of Barry include the pet forms Bas (English), Baz (English), and Bazza (English). Barry is uncommon as a baby boy name. At the modest height of its usage in 1962, 0.313% of baby boys were given the name Barry. It had a ranking of #61 then. The baby name has seen a substantial loss in popularity since then, and is today of very light use. Within all boy names in its family, Barry was nonetheless the most regularly used in 2007. Baby names that sound like Barry include Barrey (English), Barrie (English and Irish), Bari (English), Barra (Irish), Berry (English), Borja (Spanish), Borya (Russian), Bujar (Albanian), Bairre (Irish), Baruj (Spanish), Bear (English), Birre (Scandinavian), Børre (Scandinavian), Brais (Galician), Bri (English), Bru (Portuguese), Brye (English), and Bujari (Albanian). KEY: Pronunciation for Barry: B as in "be (B.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"
Details of famous persons named Barry:
Actor Barry Williams, born 30 September 1954, Santa Monica, California.
Baseball Player Barry Bonds, born 24 July 1964, Riverside, California.
Comedian Barry Humphries, born John Barry Humphries 17 February 1934, Kew, Melbourne, Australia.
Filmmaker Barry Levinson, born 6 April 1942, Baltimore, Maryland.
Media Mogul Barry Diller, born 2 February 1942, San Francisco, California.
Pop Musician Barry Gibb, born Barry Alan Crompton Gibb 1 September 1946, Douglas, Isle of Man, England.
Singer Barry Manilow, born Barry Alan Pincus 17 June 1946, Brooklyn, New York.
Singer Barry White, born Barry Eugene Carter 12 September 1944 - 4 July 2003, Galveston, Texas.
US Senator Barry Goldwater, born 1 January 1909 - 29 May 1998, Phoenix, Arizona. |
