Aramaic/Hebrew · Unisex name
Bar
“son (Aramaic); grain, pure (Hebrew)”
About the name Bar
Bar is a modern Israeli given name used for both boys and girls. In Aramaic bar means ‘son’, as in the patronymic expressions bar mitzvah and Simon bar Kokhba. In Hebrew the same word can mean ‘grain’, ‘pure, clean’, or ‘wild’, and Israeli parents often choose it for these senses. A well-known bearer is Bar Refaeli, an Israeli model and television host. Compound names such as Bar-El and Baruch are separate; Baruch comes from a Hebrew root meaning ‘blessed’.
- Meaning
- son (Aramaic); grain, pure (Hebrew)
- Origin
- Aramaic/Hebrew
- Gender
- Unisex
- Pronunciation
- BAR(1 syl.)
Variants and spellings
No common variant spellings are widely recorded.
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Middle names for Bar
- Bar Eli
- Bar David
- Bar Levi
- Bar Noah
- Bar Ariel
Questions about Bar
- What does Bar mean?
- Bar is an Aramaic name meaning "son (Aramaic); grain, pure (Hebrew)".
- How do you pronounce Bar?
- Bar is pronounced BAR, with emphasis on the first syllable.
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