Barra name meaning

✍  Updated on: March 10th, 2023
Gender: Unisex, both Boy and Girl
Origin: Celtic, Old Irish and Germanic
Usage: Irish
Pronunciation: b(ar)-ra
Meaning: Marksman, From the Land that was Burned, Lives at the Barrier, Lord of the Earth, Blonde and Fionn Meaning White Fair
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What does Barra mean?

Barra is Irish cognate of Barry. Also Barra is Irish form of Finbar.

How do I pronounce Barra?

Two syllabled Barra is pronounced as b(ar)-ra.

Variants of Barra

Barry, Finbar, Fionnbharr, Bernard, Bearach, Bairre, Finnbarr, Fionn, Barnard, Benno, Bernhard, Barrfhionn, Finn

How popular is the name Barra?

Barra is an uncommon baby name in Ireland, even after 25 years of use, it could not make it big. There are over 141 babies that have been given the name Barra in Ireland.

Barra is a common name in Ivory Coast and Senegal while somewhat familiar name in Indonesia, Mauritania, Italy, India, Brazil, Cameroon and United States. At least, 9000 people globally have been given the name as per our evaluation.

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Numerological aspects of Barra

Once you distance yourself from everything you know inspiration will walk into your life again. Hanging around people who don't have a purpose or goal in life is not your thing. You always watch not to hurt anyone's emotions. Gaining your trust is a hard thing to accomplish. Having letter A at the end of your name symbolizes your free thinking and an open mind. You like to feel comfy in your clothing rather than look amazing but feel tight.

Looking for a name like Barra? Please go through the following names

  •  Nigel - Meaning of Nigel is Dark Cloud or Passionate used for both sexes which is used primarily in English, Finnish and Hindi is originated from Celtic and Old Irish
  •  Birgitt - Used chiefly in Scandinavian, Norwegian and Danish, Birgitt means "The Exalted One or Sublime" is a girl name is originated from Celtic and Old Norse
  •  Doron - Rare boy name Doron is originated from Old Greek and Celtic, Doron means "Stranger, Fist or Variant of Dorran Stranger" is used especially in Hebrew and English
  •  Bard means Minstrel, One who Sings Ballads or A Singer-poet is used as a baby boy name which is specifically used in Finnish, Danish and Swedish came from Celtic
  •  Galloway - Odd boy name Galloway is dominantly used in English has its roots in Celtic, Galloway means "Foreign Gaels"

Sibling Names for Barra

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Famous people named Barra

  • Barra binte Samawal, member of an Arab Jewish tribe that interacted with Muhammad

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