Barclay

Gender
Male (Masculine | Boy)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
From the birch meadow; rough meadow
Pronunciation
BAHR-klee
BAR-klay
Popularity
The name Barclay is not very common in the United States or globally. It is ranked #7,095 in popularity for boys in the United States in 2021.

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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: Bountiful,Beauty,Bashful,Brains

A: Ambitious,Aggressive,Action,Argumentative,Angry,Assertive

R: Rational,Resourceful,Restless,Reason

C: Copycat,Curious,Chatty,Candid,Cute,Clever,Choice

L: Lover,Liaison,Lovely,Lazy,Legal,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)

Usage:

Meanings: (Scottish, English) birch-tree meadow.

Other Forms: Bar, Barcklae, Barcklaey, Barcklai, Barcklaie, Barclae, Barclaey, Barclai, Barclaie, Barcley, Barkclay, Barklay, Barklea, Barklee, Barkleigh, Barkley, Barkli, Barklie, Barkly, Barrclay, Berkeley


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)


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