Bar - Meaning of Bar

What does Bar mean?

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Bar

[ 1 syll. bar, ba-r ] The baby boy name Bar is also used as a girl name. It is pronounced as BAAR †. Bar is used chiefly in the Hebrew language, and its origin is Hebrew, Old English, Middle English, and Celtic. From Hebrew roots, its meaning is wheat.

In addition, Bar is a variant of the name Barclay (English, Irish, and Scottish).

Bar is also a variant of the name Barrett (English).

Bar is also a contraction of the name Barry (English and Irish).

See also the related categories, english, hebrew, and celtic.

Bar is not regularly used as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names. In 2018, among the group of boy names directly linked to Bar, Barrett was the most frequently used.

Baby names that sound like Bar include Barr, Babr, Babyr, Bahear, Baheer, Bairre, Bary, Bear, Ber, Birre, Bore, Bouree, Brais, Bray, Brew, Bri, Bro, Bru, Brue, and Brunne.

† English pronunciation for Bar: B as in "be (B.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)"