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Comes from French Barat, which means cunning or tricky. It came to England and Ireland with the Normans.
A German or English surname meaning "bear brave" or "mighty as a bear".
From German 'ber' (bear) and Middle English 'barrette' (trouble, strife) or old French barette (hat)

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