Barrie - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Barrie \b(ar)-rie\ is of Irish and Gaelic origin, and its meaning is "spear". From the male Gaelic name Bearach. A place name (Barry Islands, Wales) turned into a surname, then into a given name. Possibly influenced by the fame of Sir James Barrie, author of "Peter Pan". Can also be considered a feminine version of Barry.

Barrie has 2 variant forms: Bari and Barri.

For more information, see also related names Barra, Bara and Bernice.

Baby names that sound like Barrie are Berrie, Berri, Berree, Brie and Perrie.

Barrie is an uncommon female first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Barrie. Click here to compare Barrie with related baby names.