Barrett
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English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the Irish surname converged from several origins, including Barόid, Bairéid, Middle English Baraud (“quarrelsome”) from Old English, and Norman Baraud, from Old French barat (“trickery, deception”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Barrett (countable and uncountable, plural Barretts)
- An English surname from Anglo-Norman.
- A placename
- A number of places in the United States:
- An unincorporated community in Robb Township, Posey County, Indiana.
- A minor city in Grant County, Minnesota.
- A township in Monroe County, Pennsylvania.
- A census-designated place in Harris County, Texas.
- An unincorporated community and coal town in Boone County, West Virginia.
- A settlement on Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands.
- A number of places in the United States:
Further reading
[edit]- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Barrett”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 106.
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- English surnames from Anglo-Norman
- en:Places in the United States
- en:Unincorporated communities in Indiana, USA
- en:Unincorporated communities in the United States
- en:Places in Indiana, USA
- en:Cities in Minnesota, USA
- en:Cities in the United States
- en:Places in Minnesota, USA
- en:Townships
- en:Places in Pennsylvania, USA
- en:Census-designated places in Texas, USA
- en:Census-designated places in the United States
- en:Places in Texas, USA
- en:Unincorporated communities in West Virginia, USA
- en:Places in West Virginia, USA
- en:Villages in the United States Virgin Islands
- en:Places in the United States Virgin Islands