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Barry vs Larry - What's the difference?

barry | larry |

As proper nouns the difference between barry and larry

is that barry is a given name derived from Irish, sometimes also used as a diminutive of Bartholomew while Larry is a diminutive of Laurence and Lawrence. Popular as a male given name in the U.S. in the 1940s and the 1950s.

As nouns the difference between barry and larry

is that barry is a field divided transversely into several equal parts, and consisting of two different tinctures interchangeably disposed while larry is alternative form of lang=en.

barry

English

Etymology 1

Anglicized form of (etyl) Barra, short form of Fionnbharr, from .

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • , sometimes also used as a diminutive of Bartholomew.
  • derived from the given name, or from place names in Scotland and Wales.
    • Derived terms
    * Diminutives: Baz, Bazza
    Quotations
    * 1844 , , The Luck of Barry Lyndon (University of Michigan Press, 1999, ISBN 047211042X), page 44 *: I remembered that I had signed the documents Barry' Redmond instead of Redmond '''Barry'''; but what else could I do? - - - "Hark ye, Mr Fitzsimons," said I; "I will tell you why I was obliged to alter my name - which ''is'' ' Barry , and the best name in Ireland.

    Etymology 2

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • Any of a number of places, including a coastal town near Cardiff in Wales, United Kingdom.

    • References

    * Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges: A Concise Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press 2001.

    larry

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • A diminutive of Laurence and Lawrence. Popular as a male given name in the U.S. in the 1940s and the 1950s.
  • * 1998 Carol Shields: Larry's Party . Penguin 1998. ISBN 0140266771 page 254:
    • No one gets named Larry' anymore. It's had it as a name. Think of someone called ' Larry and you automatically conjure up a guy drinking beer in a sixties rec room.
  • * 2002 Laurell K. Hamilton: Circus of the Damned . JOVE 2002. ISBN 0515134481 page 149:
    • "Larry', name's '''Larry'''." I smiled, it was too ridiculous. He was worried about me calling him Lawrence instead of ' Larry with a rogue zombie climbing out of the dirt.

    Derived terms

    * happy as Larry English diminutives of male given names