Barry (name) "Barrfind". Furthermore, "Barry" is sometimes an Anglicised form of the Irish "Finnbarr", which also has short forms of "Bairre", "Barra", and "Barre". Similarly, "Barry" is sometimes an Anglicised form of the latter short form "Barra". In other cases, "Barry" is an Anglicised form of the Irish "Berach" ("pointed", "sharp"). Since the twentieth century, the name has become very popular in Australia. A variant form of the given name is "Barrie". Pet forms of the name are "Baz" and "Bazza". As a given name, "Barry" currently is less common than it once was. It rose in popularity during the 1930s and
Barry Jones (boxer) Barry Jones (boxer) Barry Jones (born 3 May 1974) is Welsh former boxer. He won the WBO super featherweight championship in 1997, but lost the title when his license was revoked by the British Boxing Board of Control after an anomaly was discovered during a brain scan. Jones began boxing at the age of ten, during which he trained at Ray Thorogood's Highfields gym. He was a junior fighter of note, claiming a silver medal at European level as well as competing in the World Amateur Boxing Championships. He turned professional in 1992 at the age of eighteen, and was