Names Like Barra — Find Similar Baby Names
Barra is a 5-letter Celtic boys' name meaning “Marksman”. This page collects 121 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Badra and Barbra, Celtic cousins like Adair and Adsaluta, rhyming names ending in -rra like Darra and Kerra, and names sharing the “marksman” concept like Bairrfhionn and Bearacb.
For the full Barra profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Barra page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Barra
24 baby names that differ from Barra by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badra | 1 | Full Moon | Arabic | Female |
| Barbra | 1 | Traveler From A Foreign Land. In Catholic Custom St. Barbara Is A P... | English | Female |
| Barr | 1 | Gateway | English | Male |
| Barrak | 1 | Flash Of Lightning. In The Bible The Valiant Fighting Man Barak Coo... | Hebrew | Male |
| Barram | 1 | Handsome | Irish | Male |
| Barran | 1 | Little Top | Irish | Female |
| Barre | 1 | Gateway | English | Male |
| Barry | 1 | A Guinean Surname Meaning The Family Comes From The Peul, Fulani, O... | African | Male |
| Barta | 1 | Ploughman | Hebrew | Male |
| Badia | 2 | Unprecedented; Admirable; Unique | Arabic | Female |
| Badr | 2 | Moon | Arabic | Male |
| Badru | 2 | Swahili Name Meaning "Born At Full Moon." | African | Male |
| Baha | 2 | Beautiful; Magnificent | Arabic | Male |
| Bahira | 2 | Sparkling; Brilliant | Arabic | Female |
| Baird | 2 | Bard | Celtic | Male |
| Bama | 2 | Son Of Prophecy | Hebrew | Male |
| Bana | 2 | Slayer | Anglo | Male |
| Bar | 2 | Boar | Anglo | Male |
| Barak | 2 | Flash Of Lightning. In The Bible The Valiant Fighting Man Barak Coo... | Hebrew | Male |
| Baraka | 2 | White | Arabic | Female |
| Baram | 2 | Son Of The Nation | Hebrew | Male |
| Baran | 2 | Noble Warrior | Gaelic | Male |
| Barbara | 2 | Stranger | Greek | Female |
| Barbi | 2 | Traveler From A Foreign Land. In Catholic Custom St. Barbara Is A P... | English | Female |
More Celtic Names
24 baby names that share Barra’s Celtic origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Adair | From The Ford By The Oak Trees | Male |
| Adsaluta | Myth Name | Female |
| Aengus | Exceptionally Strong | Male |
| Ahearn | Lord Of The Horses | Male |
| Aife | A Great Warrior Woman Of Myth | Female |
| Ailidh | Kind | Female |
| Ailill | Mythical King Of Connaught | Male |
| Aine | Fire Or Joy | Female |
| Airell | Nobleman | Male |
| Airic | Agreeable | Female |
| Aislynn | Inspiration. Variant Of Aislinn. | Female |
| Aithne | Fire | Female |
| Alan | Fair: Handsome. See Also Allen. | Male |
| Alane | Fair | Female |
| Alanson | Son Of Allan | Male |
| Alastrine | Defends Mankind | Female |
| Alastriona | Defends Mankind | Female |
| Albion | White Cliffs. Ancient Poetic Name For Britain. | Male |
| Aleen | Fair: Good-Looking. Feminine Of Allen Or Variant Of Helen. | Female |
| Aleena | Fair: Good-Looking. Feminine Of Allen Or Variant Of Helen. | Female |
| Alena | Fair: Good-Looking. Feminine Of Allen Or Variant Of Helen. | Female |
| Alene | Fair: Good-Looking. Feminine Of Allen Or Variant Of Helen. | Female |
| Alina | Fair | Female |
| Aline | Fair: Good-Looking. Feminine Of Allen Or Variant Of Helen. | Female |
5-Letter B-Names Like Barra
24 names that share Barra's exact length (5 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Barra's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Barra
Top 12 boys' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Barra.
Names That Rhyme with Barra
16 baby names that share Barra's last 3 letters — -rra. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darra | Wise. Dara Was A Biblical Descendant Of Judah Known For His Wisdom. | Hebrew | Female |
| Kerra | Dusky: Dark. | Irish | Female |
| Terra | Earth | Latin | Female |
| Torra | From The Castle | Scottish | Female |
| Cierra | Saw | Spanish | Female |
| Izarra | Star | Spanish | Female |
| Kiarra | English | Female | |
| Nearra | Nearest | English | Female |
| Sierra | Dark Feminine Of Ciaran. | Irish | Female |
| Tierra | Earth. | Spanish | Female |
| Chamorra | Woman Of The Chamoru People | Chamoru | Female |
| Macmurra | Son Of Murray | Irish | Male |
| Settarra | Beloved | French | Female |
| Xavierra | Owner Of A New Home | French | Female |
| Chakierra | Wise | English | Female |
| Conchobarra | Feminine Form Of Connor Strong Willed | Irish | Female |
Names That Start Like Barra
18 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Barra — Bar-. Good for parents who like Barra's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bar | Boar | Anglo | Male |
| Bard | Cold, The Cold | Arabic | Male |
| Bari | Of Allah | Arabic | Male |
| Barr | Gateway | English | Male |
| Bart | Ploughman | Hebrew | Male |
| Barak | Flash Of Lightning. In The Bible The Valiant Fighting Man Barak Coo... | Hebrew | Male |
| Baram | Son Of The Nation | Hebrew | Male |
| Baran | Noble Warrior | Gaelic | Male |
| Barbi | Traveler From A Foreign Land. In Catholic Custom St. Barbara Is A P... | English | Female |
| Bardo | Ploughman | Hebrew | Male |
| Baris | Peaceful | Turkish | Male |
| Baron | Warrior | English | Male |
| Barre | Gateway | English | Male |
| Barry | A Guinean Surname Meaning The Family Comes From The Peul, Fulani, O... | African | Male |
| Barta | Ploughman | Hebrew | Male |
| Barth | Son Of The Earth | English | Male |
| Baraka | White | Arabic | Female |
| Barbel | Meaning Unknown. | Swiss | Female |