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.
Barnett Slepian (1946–1998), American physician and murder victim
Barnett Rosenberg (1926–2009), American chemist, discoverer of the anti-tumour effects of cisplatin
Barney Rosset (1922–2012), owner of the publishing house Grove Press, publisher and Editor-in-Chief of the magazine Evergreen Review
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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.
Barnett Slepian (1946–1998), American physician and murder victim
Barnett Rosenberg (1926–2009), American chemist, discoverer of the anti-tumour effects of cisplatin
Barney Rosset (1922–2012), owner of the publishing house Grove Press, publisher and Editor-in-Chief of the magazine Evergreen Review
Name list
This page or section lists people that share the same
given name or the same
family name. If an
internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.