Meaning and background
The story behind Barrera
Barrera has several landscape-based surname explanations. The dictionary connects Spanish and Catalan use with a gate or fence, or a place bearing that name. A separate Spanish route concerns a clay pit. Those alternatives keep the name from having one universal English gloss. For a dog, Barrera might preserve a family surname or recall a place, with the intended connection more informative than an invented character trait.
- Origin
- Spanish and Catalan surname associated with a gate, fence or places called Barrera; Spanish also has a clay-pit explanation. Source
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About Barrera
Recorded as a dog’s name
Barrera appears in 2 dog licence records in the 2023 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/bɑɹɛɹə/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the second syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/bɑɹɛɹə/ · primary stress on syllable 2B AA2 R EH1 R AH0
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — all seven available extract years, retrieved 24 October 2026 — Recorded name spellings in NYC licence-period rows, extract years 2016–2018, 2022–2024 and 2026. Evidence selects one stated year per name. Annual snapshots overlap; never sum them as unique dogs. No national popularity, etymology or owner naming-intent claim.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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