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Name Barrie

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From Old Irish words for white, fair and head

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About the name Barrie in particular

Gender:	male
Languages of use:	English
US 2021 rank:	not in the Top 1000; other popularity lists see below
Similarly written:	Carrie, Bairre, Baris, Barret, Barry, Baylie, Bernie, Bertie, Birdie, Börries Details

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About Barry, the group of names with the same origin as Barrie

Language of origin:	Old Irish
Info about origin:	Anglicized form of the Irish name Bairre, a pet form of Fionnbharr
	became popular in the 20th century throughout the English-speaking world, especially in Australia
Words:	fionn = white, fair (in the sense of light-colored, blond) Old Irish
	barr = the head Old Irish
Topics:	Words
Variants' top ranks:	20:Barry England+Wales 1944, 70:Barrie England+Wales 1944
Somehow related to:	Fionnbharr
Old/original forms:	Fionnbharr Old Irish
Name variants:	Bairre, Barrie, Barry, Berry, Fionnbarr Sortable list Details

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Popularity lists that contain the name Barrie

Series	Graph	Rankings
England+Wales decades	Graph	1944 70, 1934 92