Barrett

== English == === Alternative forms === Barret, Barritt === Etymology === From the Irish surname converged from several origins, including Barόid, Bairéid, Middle English Baraud (“quarrelsome”) from Old English, and Norman Baraud, from Old French barat (“trickery, deception”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbæɹɪt/ === Proper noun === Barrett (countable and uncountable, plural Barretts) An English or Irish surname from Anglo-Norman. A placename A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Robb Township, Posey County, Indiana. A minor city in Grant County, Minnesota. A township in Monroe County, Pennsylvania. A census-designated place in Harris County, Texas. An unincorporated community and coal town in Boone County, West Virginia. A settlement on Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands. ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Barrett”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 106.