Barend or (somewhat dated spelling) Barent is a

Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...

male given name and occasional middle name. As of 2014, there are over 4,000 men in the

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

with this as their first name, and nearly 3,000 with it as their middle name. It was likely derived from

Bernard Bernard ('' Bernhard'') is a French and West Germanic masculine given name. It is also a surname. The name is attested from at least the 9th century. West Germanic ''Bernhard'' is composed from the two elements ''bern'' "bear" and ''hard'' "brav ...

. Notable people with the name include: * Barent Avercamp, Dutch painter * Barend Biesheuvel, Dutch politician *

Barend Bonneveld Barend Bonneveld (27 November 1887 – 9 February 1978) was a Dutch heavyweight wrestler. He competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics and the 1920 Summer Olympics in Greco-Roman wrestling Greco-Roman (American English), Graeco-Roman (Briti ...

, Dutch wrestler *

Barent Fabritius Barent or Bernard Pietersz Fabritius (or Fabricius) (16 November 1624 (bapt.) – 20 October 1673 (buried)), was a Dutch painter. Fabritius was born at Middenbeemster, North Holland, the son of Pieter Carelsz. Fabritius. He studied with his brot ...

, Dutch painter * Barent Gael, Dutch painter * Barent Gardenier, American lawyer and politician *

Barend Graat Barend Graat (21 September 1628, Amsterdam – 4 November 1709, Amsterdam),Barend Graat
in the Barend Mons Barend Mons (born 1957, The Hague) is a molecular biologist by training and a leading FAIR data specialist. The first decade of his scientific career he spent on fundamental research on malaria parasites and later on translational research for ...

, Dutch biologist * Barent Momma, Dutch modern pentathlete * Barend Pieterse, South African rugby player * Barent Staats, American politician * Barend van der Meer, Dutch painter * Barent van Kalraet, Dutch painter * Barend van Someren, Dutch painter *

Levy Barent Cohen Levy Barent Cohen (1747 – 1808) was a Dutch-born British financier and community worker. Early life Levy Barent Cohen was born in Amsterdam in 1747. He was the son of Barent Cohen, a wealthy merchant. The Jewish Encyclopedia, Funk & Wagnalls, ...

, Dutch-English financer

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