Barclay
Found 6 entry about "Barclay"
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Barclay Name meanings & History
From the birch meadow; rough meadow. From a Scottish and English surname that was derived from the English place name Berkeley, itself from Old English beorc "birch" and leah "woodland, clearing". Barclay is typically used as a first name for boys. It is often seen as a prestigious or upper-class name in Scotland and other English-speaking countries.
Zodiac Sign of Barclay: Beauty Taurus,Brains Libra
Synonyms of Barclay:
B: Beauty,Brains,Bashful,Bountiful
A: Ambitious,Action,Assertive,Angry,Aggressive,Argumentative
R: Rational,Restless,Reason,Resourceful
C: Choice,Curious,Clever,Chatty,Copycat,Cute,Candid
L: Lover,Lovely,Legal,Lazy,Liaison,Languid,Luscious
Y: Yin/Yang,Yen/money,Youth-giving
Barclay is:- a Class name
- a Classic name
- a Formal name
- a Mature name
- a Serious name
- a Strange name
- a Strong name
- a Upper name
- a Wholesome name
Famous People
Famous people with the name Barclay include Barclay James Harvest, an English rock band; Barclay de Tolly, a Russian field marshal; and Barclay Perkins, an English brewing historian.
2.) Barclay (Male)
3.) BARCLAY (Male)
Usage: Scottish
Meanings: Transferred use of the surname found as de Berchelai (from Berkeley) in 1086. Berkeley, a place-name in Gloucestershire, a southwestern English county, is derived from the Old English elements beorc (birch) and leah (wood, clearing, meadow). The name was taken to Scotland in 1165 by William de Berchelai, chamberlain of Scotland and patriarch of the powerful Scottish Barclays. (BAR-KLAY)
4.) Barclay (Male)
Usage: Scottish
Meanings: (Scottish) audacious man; birch tree meadow
Other Forms: Bar, Barclaye, Bark, Barklay, Barky
5.) BARCLAY (Male)
Usage: Irish
Meanings: Transferred use of the Scottish surname derived from Berkeley, an English place-name derived from the Old English elements beorc (birch) and leah (wood, clearing, meadow). The name has been used in Ireland to Anglicize Parthalan, the Gaelic cognate of Bartholomew. Var: Berkley. (BAR-KLAY)
6.) BARCLAY (Male)
Usage: English
Meanings: Transferred use of the Scottish surname, which is found as de Berchelai (from Berkeley) in the year 1086. Berkeley is derived from the Old English elements beorc (birch) and leah (wood, clearing, meadow): hence, “the birch meadow.” The name was taken to Scotland in 1165 by William de Berchelai, chamberlain of Scotland and patriarch of the powerful Scottish Barclays. Var: Berkley. Short: Clay. (BAR-KLAY)
