Where does “Barry” come from?
Barry derives from Irish Barra, a shortened form of Irish Fionnbharr, from Irish fionn meaning "fair" and Old Irish finn, traced through Proto-Celtic windos and Proto-Indo-European windo- to the root weyd-.
Ancestry of “Barry”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | barré | past participle of barrer; barred; bendy... |
| 2 | Middle French | barre | bar |
| 3 | Old French | barre | bar |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | barra | barrier |
| 5 | Frankish | bara | bar, beam, barrier, fence |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | barō | beam, bar, barrier |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerH- | to pierce; to strike; brown |
Words derived from “Barry”