The first name Barry is of Irish, English, Celtic, French, Celtic/Gaelic, Gaelic origin. It is often a boy name. It has the following meaning(s):

Irish: Fair Haired. Also from the Irish Word for Spear. Used Regurarly Throughout the English-speaking World Since the Early Th Century

English: Fair-haired

Celtic: Good Marksman, Reserved, Strong, True, Rather Slow-minded

French: Lives at the Barrier

Celtic: Marksman

Celtic/Gaelic: Marksman

Irish: Spear Like

Gaelic: Spear

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Barrie  (Irish)
A Form of Barry, from the Irish Word for Spear. This Name is Given More Commonly to Men, But Also Used As a Feminine Name. Also Fair-haired. Famous Bearer: Sir J. M. Barrie Created Peter Pan

Barrie  (Irish)
A Form of Barry, from the Irish Word for Spear. This Name is Given More Commonly to Men, But Also Used As a Feminine Name. Also Fair-haired. Famous Bearer: Sir J. M. Barrie Created Peter Pan

Barrie  (Gaelic)
Feminine Form of Barry: Pointed Object

Barrymore  (Gaelic)
Variant of Barry: Pointed Object

Drew  (Scottish)
Abbreviation of Andrew. Modern Actress Drew Barrymore

Lionel  (English)
Young Lion. Diminutive of Leon. One of the Knights of King Arthur's Round Table. Famous Bearers: American Actor Lionel Barrymore (-) and British Actor Lionel Jeffries (Born )

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