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Wiktionary

  1. Barrynoun

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

  2. barrynoun

    A field divided transversely into several equal parts, and consisting of two different tinctures interchangeably disposed.

  3. Barrynoun

    A male given name from Irish

  4. Barrynoun

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

  5. Etymology: Anglicized form of Irish Barra, short form of Fionnbharr, from fionn ("white") + barr ("head").

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  1. Barry

    Barry is a common given name for males, derived from the Irish name "Barra" meaning "spear" or "fair-haired." It is used to refer to individuals who bear this name.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Barryadjective

    divided into bars; -- said of the field

Wikidata

  1. Barry

    Barry was a parliamentary constituency in Wales which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system. The constituency was created for the 1950 general election, and abolished for the 1983 general election. The majority of the electorate passed to the new Vale of Glamorgan constituency where they formed a majority of this seat. The district of Penarth which formed 23.6% of the constituency joined the majority of the Cardiff SE seat to form the new Cardiff South and Penarth.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. barry

    In heraldry, the term applied to a shield which is divided transversely into four, six, or more equal parts, and consisting of two or more tinctures interchangeably disposed. Barry-bendy is where the shield is divided into four, six, or more equal parts, by diagonal lines, the tincture of which it consists being varied interchangeably. Barry-pily is where the shield is divided by diagonal lines, the different colors being interchanged.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. BARRY

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Barry is ranked #738 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Barry surname appeared 47,274 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 16 would have the surname Barry.

    84.4% or 39,932 total occurrences were White.
    10.5% or 4,983 total occurrences were Black.
    2.4% or 1,177 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    1.3% or 648 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    0.7% or 359 total occurrences were Asian.
    0.3% or 175 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

British National Corpus

  1. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Barry' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3327

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Barry in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Barry in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Barry in a Sentence

  1. Barry Pollack:

    If that fails, Julian Assange will surely argue in the Barry Pollack courts that the Constitution forbids criminal prosecution for publishing information that someone else leaked.

  2. Mary Cuthbert:

    A bunch of us Washingtonians went, late in the morning, I am walking across the strip. I see Marion Barry. And I'm like, 'Hey Marion Barry! Hey, D.C. Mayor! Marion Barry!' He says, 'Hey! Don't nobody up here know I'm mayor! You're blowing my cover!

  3. Fox News:

    This weekend, Gwen Barry, who hopes to represent the United States as an Olympian on the hammer throwing events, won a bronze medal at the trials, and then Gwen Barry turned Gwen Barry back on the flag while the anthem played, does President Biden think that is appropriate behavior for someone who hopes to represent Team USA ?

  4. Andy Lipow:

    The crude oil market is being supported by the Gulf of Mexico production shut-in. ... It is going to look to see if Tropical Storm Barry becomes a major flooding event that impacts the refining sector in Louisiana and impacts gas and diesel.

  5. Johanna Cervone:

    On Tuesday Election Night, the Gillum for Governor campaign operated with the best information available about the number of outstanding ballots left to count, since that time, it has become clear there are many more uncounted ballots than was originally reported. Our campaign, along with our attorney Barry Richard, is monitoring the situation closely and is ready for any outcome, including a state-mandated recount.

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