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Updated June 9, 2019

Girl name origins & meanings

  • Hebrew : To choose

Girl name variations

Family name origins & meanings

  • Southern Italian : probably a topographic name from Sicilian bharra ‘bar’, ‘barrier’ or a habitational name from a place named with this word.
  • Galician : habitational name from places named Barra, in the provinces of Lugo and Ourense.
  • Southern French : dialect variant of Barre.
  • Hungarian : from the personal name Barna, short form of Barnabás, Hungarian equivalent of Barnaby.

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