What does Bar mean?

Bar as a name for boys has its root in Old English, and the name Bar means "poet, one who sings ballads; birch tree meadow". Bar is an alternate form of Baird (Gaelic, Scottish, Irish): from the English word "Bard". Bar is also a variant of Barclay (Scottish, Old English): place name for Berkeley in Gloucestershire.

STARTS WITH Bar-

ASSOCIATED WITH old english, tree, meadow

Variations

VARIANT Barr

OTHER FORMS VIA BAIRD, BARCLAY, BARD, BERKELEY Barde, Barden, Bardo, Bardon, Bayerd, Bayrd, Berk, Berke, Berky

How popular is Bar?

Bar is an uncommonly occurring first name for males but a very prominent last name for both adults and children (#29359 out of 150436, Top 20%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)

Similar Names

Bar is pronounced similarly to Bairre, Bear▲ and Burr. Other recommended sound-alike names are Ban, Bari, Bart▼, Bat, Bax, Bay, Baz, Dar, Mar and Par. These names tend to be more commonly used than Bar.