Barnett


Barnett is both a surname and a masculine given name.

Surname

Barnett is an Anglo-Saxon and Old French surname that came after the Norman Invasion. The original Anglo-Saxon spelling is baernet which means "the clearing of woodland by burning". The Norman version of the surname likely meant 'the son of Bernard', but it could have also been derived from any of the similar sounding Gaulish names.
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