At a Glance
- Meaning
- A Hebrew word with layered senses -- 'grain,' 'pure' (poetic/biblical), or 'son (of),' as in Aramaic-style patronymics
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Gender
- Unisex
- Pronunciation
- BAHR
Bar is a Hebrew unisex name meaning “a Hebrew word with layered senses -- 'grain,' 'pure' (poetic/biblical), or 'son (of),' as in Aramaic-style patronymics”. It appears in 3 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Bar
Meaning: A Hebrew word with layered senses -- 'grain,' 'pure' (poetic/biblical), or 'son (of),' as in Aramaic-style patronymics.
Origin: Hebrew.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Bar
BAHRIPA /bɑːr/
Popularity of Bar
Bar doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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