As a noun barry
is (heraldry) a field divided transversely into several equal parts, and consisting of two different tinctures interchangeably disposed.
As a proper noun scott is
for someone with scottish ancestry.
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.
scott
English
Proper noun
(
en proper noun)
for someone with Scottish ancestry.
transferred from the surname.
A CDP in Arkansas
An unincorporated town in Indiana
A city in Louisiana
A town in New York
A village in Ohio
A municipality in Quebec
A town in Saskatchewan
One of seven towns in Wisconsin
Related terms
* given names: Scot, Scottie, Scotty