name
Bar
bar
/bɑːr/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
bar
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Hebrew/Aramaic (Israel)
- Meaning
- Son of; grain; wilderness
- Gender
- unisex
Pronunciation tips
Used in surnames (Bar Kokhba) and as a given name; the Aramaic 'bar' means 'son of' just as Hebrew 'ben' does
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