Barrett
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Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
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”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Barrett (countable and uncountable, plural Barretts)
- An English surname from Anglo-Norman.
- A placename
- A number of places in the United States:
- An unincorporated community in Robb Township, Posey County, Indiana.
- A minor city in Grant County, Minnesota.
- A township in Monroe County, Pennsylvania.
- A census-designated place in Harris County, Texas.
- An unincorporated community and coal town in Boone County, West Virginia.
- A settlement on Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands.
- A number of places in the United States:
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Barrett”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 106.