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Barnet
How to Pronounce Barnet
Pronounced BAR-net /ˈbɑːr.nɪt/Medium
Meaning: Barnet is an English surname and place name, from the Old English 'baernet,' land cleared by burning off scrub. As a given name it also served as a form of Bernard, from Germanic roots meaning 'brave' and 'bear.' Barnet reads as the tidy single-t spelling.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Barnet comes from an English place and surname built on the Old English word for land cleared by burning. Used as a first name, it also stood in for Bernard, 'brave bear.' Early-century American families sometimes chose such surnames for sons, and Barnet is one of the rarer, single-t forms.
It was never common, given to only about fifteen boys a year at its high in the mid nineteen-tens. A boy named Barnet then would belong to a great-grandparent's generation now.
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What does the name Barnet mean?
It is a surname name from the Old English for 'land cleared by burning,' also used as a form of Bernard, 'brave bear.'
How do you pronounce Barnet?
It is said BAR-net /ˈbɑːr.nɪt/ - two syllables, stress on the first.
Is Barnet a boy or girl name?
Barnet is used as a boy's name.
How popular is Barnet?
It was always rare, given to only about fifteen boys a year at its peak in the mid nineteen-tens.