Barclay
English (Rare) · Boy · 2 syllables
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About the name Barclay
The given name 'Barclay' means "birch meadow" or "birch clearing," derived from the Old English elements *beorc* (birch) and *lēah* (woodland clearing).
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Etymology
The given name 'Barclay' means "birch meadow" or "birch clearing," derived from the Old English elements *beorc* (birch) and *lēah* (woodland clearing). It is primarily used in Scottish and English cultures, notably as a surname of Norman origin that became a given name, with historical ties to the Scottish Barclay family and the 16th-century theologian Robert Barclay.
Barclay currently ranks #10,950 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1970.
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