# Barry

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈbæɹ.ɪ/ · frequency rank #4,578

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Irish.
2. A surname from Irish derived from the given name, or from place names in Scotland and Wales.

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

## Easily confused with
- **bay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barry-vs-bay)
- **bars** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barry-vs-bars)
- **bury** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barry-vs-bury)
- **Bart** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barry-vs-bart)
- **burr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barry-vs-burr)
- **bray** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barry-vs-bray)
- **berry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barry-vs-berry)
- **barth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barry-vs-barth)
- **burly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barry-vs-burly)
- **batty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barry-vs-batty)
- **Basra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barry-vs-basra)
- **birdy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barry-vs-birdy)
- **bawdy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barry-vs-bawdy)
- **blurry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barry-vs-blurry)
- **bar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bar-vs-barry)
- **baby** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baby-vs-barry)
- **bare** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bare-vs-barry)
- **barn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barn-vs-barry)
- **bark** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bark-vs-barry)
- **barr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barr-vs-barry)

## Common misspellings (6)
`abrry`, `barryy`, `bary`, `baryr`, `bbarry`, `brary`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/barry