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♂ Barra (boy)
What does Barra mean?
Barra 
as a name for boys (also used as girls' name Barra) means "white, fair head". Barra is a version of Finbar (Irish, Gaelic). See also Barry
STARTS WITH Bar-
ASSOCIATED WITH white
Variations
VARIANT Barry▼
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA FINBAR Bairre, Barr
CREATIVE FORMS(male) Beara, ..
(female) Barla, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Barra Lyric (B.L.), ..
How popular is Barra?
Barra is a rare given name for males but a very popular last name for both adults and children (#12851 out of 150436, Top 9%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Which version is better?
Barry (#1207 FROM CURRENT RECORDS) is the only popular related form of Barra (NOT RANKED) appearing in the Top 2000. This form of Barra reached the height of its popularity during the years 1950-1959 (ADOPTION OF 0.3%) and has become much less widespread since, with Barry falling out of fashion. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Similar Names
Barra is pronounced similarly to Bari, Barree, Barrey, Barrie and Berry▼. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Baird, Bala, Bar, Barak, Baram, Barbar, Bard, Barde, Bardo, Barek, Baret, Baris, Barna, Barni, Barny, Baron, Barrak, Barrat, Barratt, Barren, Barret, Barric, Barron, Barrt, Bart▼, Barth, Bartram, Bartt (see Bart), Baruj (see Baruch), Bayrd, Borja and Burr. These names tend to be more frequently used than Barra.
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