Barre

Barre or Barré is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Surname:
Abdulrahman Jama Barre, former Foreign Minister of Somalia
Alexandra Barré (born 1958), Hungarian-born Canadian sprint kayaker
Denis Barré (born 1948), Canadian sprint canoer
Erika Michelle Barré (born 1979), Canadian model
François-Jean de la Barre (1745–1766), French nobleman
Isaac Barré (1726–1802), Irish soldier and politician
Jacques-Jean Barre (1793–1855), French engraver (also often styled "Jean-Jacques Barre")
Jean-Auguste Barre (1811–1896), French sculptor and medalist
Jean-Benoît-Vincent Barré (1732–1824), French architect
Joseph-Antoine de La Barre (1622–1688), Governor of New France
Martin Barre (born 1946), guitarist of rock band Jethro Tull
Michel de la Barre (c. 1670–1745), French composer and flutist
Mohammed Sulaymon Barre (born 1964), Ex-Guantánamo detainee
Mylanie Barré (born 1979), Canadian sprint kayaker
Pierre-Yves Barré (1749–1832), French vaudevillist and songwriter
Raoul Barré (1874–1932), Canadian/American artist
Raymond Barre (1924–2007), French politician and economist
Siad Barre (1919–1995), former President of Somalia
W. J. Barre (1830–1867), Irish architect
Weston La Barre (1911–1996), American anthropologist
William de la Barre (1849–1936), Austrian engineer and salesman
Given name:
Barre Phillips (born 1934), jazz and free improvisation bassist
Barré Lyndon (1896–1972), British playwright and screenwriter

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1876, in reference to chords played on a guitar, etc., with the forefinger pressed across all strings to raise the pitch, from French barré "bar" (see bar (n.1)).

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Habitational name from places called Barre. Bear brave; brave like a bear in German. Named with Old French barre: bar, obstruction, gateway, height.

Popularity	Name	Birth Year	Description
1	Siad Barre	1919	Head of State of Somalia
2	Martin Barre	1946	British guitarist
3	Raymond Barre	1924	French politician
4	Richard Barre	1130	English justice, clergyman and scholar
5	Jean-François de la Barre	1745	French icon for the victims of intolerance
6	Abdirahman Jama Barre	1937	Former Foreign Minister and Finance Minister of the Somali Democratic Republic
7	Barre Phillips	1934	American bassist
8	François Poullain de la Barre	1647	French philosopher
9	Barre Adan Shire Hiiraale	2000	Somalian politician
10	Weston La Barre	1911	Anthropologist
11	Jordi Barre	1920	French singer
12	Joseph-Antoine de La Barre	1622	Governor of New France
13	William de la Barre	1849	American Civil Engineer
14	Michel de la Barre	1675	French composer and flautist
15	Jacques-Jean Barre	1793	French artist
16	Jean-Auguste Barre	1811	French artist
17	Anne Chabanceau de La Barre	1628	Singer
18	Albert Désiré Barre	1818	French artist and engraver
19	Mohammed Sulaymon Barre	1964	Somalian Guantanamo detainee
20	Abdullahi Godah Barre		Minister of Interior and Federalism
21	W. J. Barre	1830	Irish architect
22	Joseph Chabanceau de La Barre	1633	Composer
23	André Delabarre	1749
24	André Barre	1878
25	Ernest Du Laurens de la Barre	1819	French writer
26	Jean-Marie Barre	1956	French painter
27	Jean Barre	1945	Canadian canoeist
28	Franck Barre		French Paralympian
29	Luc de la Barre	1100
30	Pierre Chabanceau de La Barre	1545
31	Fabienne Barre	1950	French photographer
32	Joseph Barre	1692	French historian
33	Odile Barre	1962	French yacht racer
34	Edmond Barre	1802	French jeu de paume (1802-1873)
35	Jean Méry Barre	1796	French politician
36	René-Laurent de La Barre
37	Reinhold Johan De la Barre
38	Claude Chabanceau de La Barre
39	Birger Barre	1889
40	Claude Charron de La Barre	1622
41	Olivier La Barre	1947
42	Louis de La Barre	1688	French scholar and journalist
43	Tit Betuci Barre
44	Etienne Augustin Seurrat de La Barre	1707