Meaning for Barkas

My grandfather and his family came from Kiev in Russia with this name. They are Jewish. When I traveled in Greece, I was asked several times if I was Greek. When I checked the Ellis Island records, I saw peoples' names from Greece with spelling variations of the name Barkas.Does anyone know the origin or meaning of this name?
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As far as I know, barkas or varkas(as it is pronounced in Greek)means "boat".
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Barkas means "Blessings" in arabic
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