The bare Surname
bare Name Meaning and History
- English: nickname from Old English bær ‘bare’, which in medieval times in addition to the sense ‘naked’, ‘uncovered’, also meant ‘unarmed’, ‘defenseless’, ‘unconcealed’, ‘destitute’.
- Altered spelling of German Bär (see Baer).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Jacob Bare of Augusta County, Virginia |
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| Robert James BARE - Piggot AR > Hulett WY | mbare | 1 |
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| George Bare from Virginia 1793 |
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| George Peter Bare |
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| Columbus Lafayette Bare | Shelley Stell | 23 |
| John Wesley Bare | Kurt Boldt | 3 |
| Nelson Bare and Esobelle Pole | Eileen | 5 |
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