What does Barrett mean?

Barrett means "dispute, argument; brave as a bear; cap, bonnet"

How do we pronounce Barrett?

Barrett \bar-ret(t), ba-rre-tt\ is a boy's name. It consists of 7 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Barrett is sometimes used as a girl name name variations. Its pronunciation is as BAA-RehT or BEHR-RehT 1.

1 Pronunciation for Barrett: B as in "be (B.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; T as in "tee (T.IY)"

What is the origin of Barrett?

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Barrett is used predominantly in the English language and it is derived from Middle English origins. From the element 'baret' meaning dispute, argument. The first name is derived from the surname, which is of obscure origin. It could be from Middle English or Old French. Barrett has 16 variants. Alternatives consist of name Bar origin, short names for Barat, Barett pronounciation, Barette meaning of name, name Barit origin, name Baritt, Barretta name, nicknames for Barrette, Barrey meaning, Barritt definition, name Baryt, and name Berrett origin. The variant spellings name Baret origin, Barrat name, meaning of Barratt, and baby name Barret are other English forms.

Barrett's language of origin is Old French. Derived from the element 'barette' which means cap, bonnet. In addition, Barrett is a variant (English) of the name name Bernard origin (Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, and Polish). Barrett is fairly popular as a baby name for boys. The name's popularity has been growing since the 1950s. Its usage peaked recently in 2010 with 0.023% of baby boys being given the name Barrett. Its ranking then was #539. Among all boy names in its group, Barrett was the most widely used in 2010.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Barrett:

short names for Baret (English), meaning of Barett (English), Barette pronounciation, name Barret meaning (English), Baerde name variations, Baiyard name popularity, baby name Barat, Bardhi pronounciation (Albanian), name Bardo origin (German and Scandinavian), Bardoe name popularity, what does the name Bardot mean, baby name Bardou, baby name Bardy, baby name Barit, Barrat definition (English), Barratt meaning (English), Barrette meaning and origin (English), Barritt name (English), nicknames for Barta (Hungarian), and Bartho meaning and origin (Dutch and English).

The baby name Barrett fun facts:

The name Barrett in reverse order is "Tterrab".

The numerological value of the name Barrett is number 3, which means expression, verbalization, socialization, the arts, the joy of living.

How popular is Barrett?

Barrett is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.05%
20130.05%
20120.04%
20110.03%
20100.02%
20090.02%
20080.02%
20070.02%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames