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Name Barrera
Type Surname (from location)
Pronounced Pron. /ba.ˈre.ɾa/(Spanish) [bə.ˈre.ɾə](Catalan) [ba.ˈre.ɾa](Catalan)
Edit Status Status3. usages AND description are verified

Meaning & History

Means "barrier, wall" in Spanish and Catalan, a topographic name for someone who lived near a gate or fence, or a habitational name from a location named with the element. Alternatively, it can also derive from Spanish barrero "clay pit", from barro "mud, clay".
Added 7/15/2019 by EncyclopediaBrown