Etymology

barnet

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Old English bærnet
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barnet · noun1

Rhyming slang, from Barnet Fair, an annual horse and pleasure fair in Barnet, North London.

Barnet · proper noun2

  1. Old English · derived frombærnet“place cleared by burning”
  2. English todayBarnet

From Old English bærnet (“place cleared by burning”).

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