English word origin

Etymology of Bar

From Serbo-Croatian Bȃr.

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗

name

A town and municipality of Montenegro.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Serbo-Croatian Bȃr.

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

Borrowed-form mentionBȃrsh

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      "Bȃr",
      "Bar#Serbo-Croatian"
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Source etymology 3

Original entry ↗

name

A diminutive of the female given name Barbara. · A diminutive of the male given name Barry.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Shortenings.

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Source etymology 4

Original entry ↗

name

A town in Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Ukrainian Бар (Bar).

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

Borrowed-form mentionБарuk

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Source etymology 5

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name

A male or female given name from Hebrew.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From בר.

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