barry

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UK/ˈbɑː.ɹi/US/ˈbɑɹ.i/Australia, US, UK/ˈbæɹi/British, Southern, Standard/ˈbaɹɪj/

noun

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

OriginFrench barré →
CommonScrabble 10
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Meanings

barry1

nounbarry (plural barries)

plural barries

  1. governmentA field divided transversely into several equal parts, and consisting of two different tinctures interchangeably disposed.
adjectivebarry (comparative more barry, superlative most barry)

comparative more barry · superlative most barry

  1. not comparablegovernmentTraversed (transversely) by bars.
  2. businessOf a dyed material: having bars or bands of color.

    […] many examples of the degree of coverage of barry nylon with various ranges of dyes are listed […]

    1970, The International Dyer, Textile Printer, Bleacher and Finisher, page 802

Barry2

proper nounBarry (plural Barrys)

plural Barrys

  1. A male given name from Irish.

    Above left, Kathryn Bigelow with the cinemaphotographer Barry Ackroyd on the set of “The Hurt Locker.

    2009 June 21, Manohla Dargis, “Action!”, in The New York Times
  2. A surname from Irish derived from the given name, or from place names in Scotland and Wales.

Barry3

proper noun
  1. Any of a number of places:
    1. A coastal town and community with a town council in Vale of Glamorgan borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST1167).
    2. A village near Carnoustie, Angus council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO5334).
    3. A commune in Hautes-Pyrénées department, Occitania, France.
    4. A small village in Blayney council area, New South Wales, Australia.
    5. A locality in the Tamworth council area and the Upper Hunter council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
    6. A city and township in Pike County, Illinois.
    7. A township in Barry County, Michigan.
    8. A township in Pine County, Minnesota.
    9. A minor city in Big Stone County, Minnesota.
    10. A township in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.
    11. A minor city in Navarro County, Texas.

Barry4

proper noun
  1. A diminutive of the male given name Bartholomew.
  2. A diminutive of the male given name Barack.

Origin

barry · noun, adjective

  1. Frenchbarré“striped, barred”
  2. Englishbarry

From French barré (“striped, barred”).

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Barry · proper noun

  1. IrishBairre
  2. EnglishBarry

Anglicized form of Irish Bairre, short form of Fionnbharr, from fionn (“white”) + barr (“head”).

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Barry · proper noun

  1. WelshBarrwg
  2. EnglishBarry

In Wales, said to be named after Saint Baruc, who was buried on Barry Island, from Welsh Barrwg, a name of uncertain origin but possibly related to Irish barr (“hill, summit”).

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Barry · proper noun

Diminutive forms with -y.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 巴里
  • 巴里 (Bālǐ)a name
Hebrew בְּאֵרִי
  • בְּאֵרִי (b'erí)a name
Māori Peri
  • Peria name
Welsh Y Barri
  • Y Barritown in the Vale of Glamorgan

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with barry

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Sounds the same

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

barry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barry

MLA

“barry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barry. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “barry,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barry.

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