Barrie - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Barrie \b(ar)-

, also used as boy's name Barrie, 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 a somewhat common first name for women (#3226 out of 4276) and an even more common last name for both men and women (#13858 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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