Barry

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Proper noun 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Quotations 1.3 References

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[edit] Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Barra, short form of Fionnbharr, from fionn (“‘white’”) + barr (“‘head’”).

[edit] Proper noun

Singular Barry

Plural -

Barry

1. A male given name, sometimes also used as a diminutive of Bartholomew.
2. A surname derived from the given name, or from place names in Scotland and Wales.

[edit] Synonyms

• Diminutives: Baz, Bazza

[edit] Quotations

• 1844 William Makepeace Thackeray, The Luck of Barry Lyndon, University of Michigan Press, 1999, ISBN 047211042X, page 44

  I remembered that I had signed the documents Barry Redmond instead of Redmond Barry; but what else could I do? - - - "Hark ye, Mr Fitzsimons," said I; "I will tell you why I was obliged to alter my name - which is Barry, and the best name in Ireland.

[edit] References

• Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges: A Concise Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press 2001.