Save Type Surname (from location) Usage English Pronounced Pron. /ˈbɑɹ.loʊ/(American English) /ˈbɑː.ləʊ/(British English) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Derived from a number of English place names that variously mean "barley hill", "barn hill", "boar clearing" or "barley clearing". Categories animals, baseball players, compound names, grains, hills, isograms, landforms, nature