Barra
Irish
"fair-headed"Share
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Barra Origin and Meaning
The name Barra is a girl's name meaning "fair-headed".
Barra is a Gaelic-speaking island in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, that’s been inhabited since the Neolithic era. A male nickname for Finbarr in Ireland, as well as a stand-alone name, Barra was used by George R.R. Martin as a girl’s name. It means ‘fair-haired’.
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Barra in Pop Culture
- The island of Barra is a predominantly Gaelicspeaking island, and is the southernmost inhabited island of the Outer Hebrides in Scotland.
- Barra was an infant in Game of Thrones