What does Barclay mean?

Barclay means "birch tree clearing"

How do we pronounce Barclay?

Barclay \bar-clay, ba-rcl-ay\ is a boy's name. It consists of 7 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Barclay is pronounced BAARKLey- 1.

1 Pronunciation for Barclay: B as in "be (B.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)"

What is the origin of Barclay?

Barclay's language of origin is Old English, and it is used predominantly in English, Irish, and Scottish. Barclay is of the meaning 'birch tree clearing'. From beorc which means 'birch tree' ; leah which means 'wood, clearing, meadow'. The first name is derived from the Scottish surname Berchelai or Berchelei. The former is from the English place name Berkeley in Gloucestershire, and the latter from name Berkley meaning in Somerset. Both place names are of the Old English 'beroc' and leah ('wood, clearing, meadow'). The surname was brought to Scotland by Walter de Berchelai, who became Chamberlain of Scotland in 1165. Clan Barclay, one of the most influential families in Scotland, was descended from him. The Barclays bank was associated with the surname after James Barclay, the son-in-law of one of the founders, became a partner in the bank in 1736. In Ireland, the name is used as an Anglicized form of Parthalán. Barclay is a form of the English Berkeley meaning. Barclay has 19 forms. Forms short names for Bar, Barclaye meaning and origin, Barkclay name, meaning of Barklea, Barkleah name variations, name Barklee meaning, Barkleigh name variations, Barkli meaning, name Barkly meaning, name Barrklay meaning, Berkeley meaning and origin, and baby name Berkley. Other English forms the pet forms name Bardy and Bark name variations, and the spelling variants Barcley meaning, short names for Barklay, short names for Barkley, Barklie name, and name Barrclay origin. See also the related form, the Irish short names for Parthalán.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Barclay:

the name name Barclaye, the name name Barklee meaning, the name nicknames for Barkleigh, the English Barkley definition, the English baby name Barklie, the name Barkly name popularity, the name meaning of Berkelee, the name Berkeleigh name popularity, the English Berkeley name popularity, the name Berklee name variations, the name Berkleigh meaning of name, the English and Irish Berkley pronounciation, the English name Berklie, the name name Berkly, the name short names for Birchall, the name Birchell name variations, the English short names for Brasil, the Irish baby name Breasal, the name Breckle name, and the English meaning of Bresal.

The baby name Barclay fun facts:

The name Barclay in reverse order is "Yalcrab".

The numerological value of the name Barclay is number 8, which means practical endeavors, status oriented, power-seeking, high-material goals.

How popular is Barclay?

Barclay is not in the top boy names in USA.