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'''Barend''' or (somewhat dated spelling) '''Barent''' is a [[Dutch language|Dutch]] male given name and occasional middle name. As of 2014, there are over 4,000 men in the [[Netherlands]] with this as their first name, and nearly 3,000 with it as their middle name.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nvb/naam/is/barend|title = NVB : Voornaam Barend}}</ref> It was likely derived from [[Bernard]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nvb/verklaring/naam/Barend|title=NVB - verklaring voornaam Barend}}</ref> Notable people with the name include:
* [[Barent Avercamp]] (1612–1679), Dutch painter
* [[Barend Biesheuvel]] (1920–2001), Dutch politician
* [[Barend Bonneveld]] (1887–1978), Dutch Olympic wrestler
* [[Barent Fabritius]] (1624–1673), Dutch painter
* [[Barent Gael]] (c. 1630–1698), Dutch painter
* [[Barent Gardenier]] (1776–1822), American lawyer and politician
* [[Barend Graat]] (1628–1709), Dutch painter
* [[Barent van Kalraet]] (1649–1737), Dutch painter
* [[Barend van der Meer]] (1659–1700), Dutch painter
* [[Barent Momma]] (1897–1936), Dutch modern pentathlete
* [[Barend Mons]] (born 1957), Dutch biologist
* [[Barend Pieterse]] (born 1979), South African former rugby player
* [[Barend van Someren]] (1572–1632), Dutch painter
* [[Barent Staats]] (1796–?), American politician
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[[Category:Dutch masculine given names]]
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