About Barclay
The name "Barclay" is of Scottish origin and is derived from the Gaelic word "barr," meaning "hill" or "top," and the Old English word "leah," meaning "wood" or "clearing." Therefore, the name Barclay can be interpreted to mean "from the top of the hill" or "dweller near the clearing on the hill." It is a surname that has been used as a given name as well.
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Most individuals with the name Barclay are male.
The popularity of the name has increased by 20% over the past year.
Here's how to represent Barclay in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Barclay using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.