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-.

Barry (English): derived from the given name, or from place names in Scotland and Wales

Definitions

  1. derived from the given name, or from place names in Scotland and Wales

Ancestry of “Barry”, step by step

Barry traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French barré

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbarrépast participle of barrer; barred; bendy...
2Middle Frenchbarrebar
3Old Frenchbarrebar
4Vulgar Latinbarrabarrier
5Frankishbarabar, beam, barrier, fence
6Proto-Germanicbarōbeam, bar, barrier
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown

via Angloromani baro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Angloromanibarobig
2Romanibarobig
3Sanskritवृद्धgrown, become larger or stronger; increased,...
4Proto-Indo-Iranianwr̥dᶻdʰásgrown, mature; big, great
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwr̥dʰ-tó-s
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwerdʰ-to grow; to raise

Words derived from “Barry

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH-