English Explanatory Dictionary

Barrett

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An English or Irish surname from Anglo-Norman.
  2. A placename
  3. A number of places in the United States:
  4. An unincorporated community in Robb Township, Posey County, Indiana.
  5. A minor city in Grant County, Minnesota.
  6. A township in Monroe County, Pennsylvania.
  7. A census-designated place in Harris County, Texas.
  8. An unincorporated community and coal town in Boone County, West Virginia.
  9. A settlement on Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands.

Pronunciation

/ˈbæɹɪt/

Word forms

Barrett Barretts Barret Barritt

Etymology

From the Irish surname converged from several origins, including Barόid, Bairéid, Middle English Baraud (“quarrelsome”) from Old English, and Norman Baraud, from Old French barat (“trickery, deception”).

Derived words

Barretts Creek
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