masculine Barrett

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Origin:
germanic
Name Root:
Ber(n)wald > Baraud / Baroid
Meaning:*
This name derives from the Middle English and Old English, meaning “dispute, deceitful, quarrelsome person”. After the given name, the surname was introduced into Ireland by the Anglo-Norman invaders of 1169 and 1170. The former is regarded as Norman-French, deriving from the old French male given name Baraud, ultimately from the Germanic Ber(n)wald, composed of the elements “ber(n),” bear, plus “wald,” rule. It is a popular Anglo-Irish surname, both in Southeast England and Southwest Ireland. It is most common in Mayo and Galway’s Irish counties but particularly County Cork, and within England, East Anglia, mainly Norfolk. The Gaelic version of the name is Barόid in the south and Bairéid in the west. Clare Barrett is an Irish clan, originally descended from Normans, which includes various septs including MacPadine, MacWattin, MacEvilly (Mac an Mhileadha), and MacAndrew.

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