Barclay

American

[bahrk-lee] / ˈbɑrk li /

noun

a first name.

Barclay British

/ ˈbɑːklɪ /

noun

Alexander . c . 1475–1552, English poet. His works include The Ship of Fools (1509) and Eclogues ( c . 1513–14)

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Bronwen Barclay had no concerns about "curses" when she got married in a second-hand dress.

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Soon afterward, Maggie moved out of the Greeleys’ townhome to her own tiny apartment on New York’s Barclay Street.

From Literature

At the halfway stage of the Six Nations, Rugby Special's John Barclay and Sam Warburton dish out their report cards for every team so far and give their predictions for what we could see in the rest of the tournament.

From BBC

"Scotland found a way to win ugly," added their former flanker John Barclay.

From BBC

"It's perhaps unfair that we expect him to do outrageous things every week," said Barclay.

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