Perry Barr

proper noun

A suburb of Birmingham, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SP0691).

OriginOld English pirige ← Proto-Brythonic *bar →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A suburb of Birmingham, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SP0691).

Origin

  1. Proto-Brythonic*bar“tip, point, peak”
  2. Old Englishpirige“pear tree”
  3. EnglishPerry Barr

From Old English pirige (“pear tree”) + a district name from Proto-Brythonic *bar (“tip, point, peak”) (cf. Scottish Gaelic bàrr).

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APA

Perry Barr. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Perry%20Barr

MLA

“Perry Barr.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Perry%20Barr. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Perry Barr,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Perry%20Barr.

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