Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

barron

/bˈæɹən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.15 in modern English

Syllables
bar-ron
IPA
/bˈæɹən/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Anglo-Norman.

name

A male given name.

Etymology

* As a Scottish surname, from Scots baron, sometimes found as McBarron; see Baron. * As an Irish and Manx surname, from Ó Bearáin (literally “descendant of Bearán”), a personal name from bior (“spear”). See Barnes, Barrington. * As a Spanish surname, augmentative of Barro. * As a French and Spanish surname, variant of Baron.

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How do you pronounce barron?
The recorded pronunciation is /bˈæɹən/.
What does barron mean?
A surname from Anglo-Norman.
Where does barron come from?
It is traced to Irish.

How to pronounce barron

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