1a : of or relating to a particular occasion a budget able to meet occasional demands as well as regular onesb : created for a particular occasion occasional verse occasional music. 2 : acting as the occasion or contributing cause of something occasional causes for creating apparent effects.
Picture of a Barberry Shrub. Picture by OpioÅa Jerzy. Image use (cc2) The Barberry Genus has both deciduous shrub and evergreen shrub species. The deciduous species ( such as Berberis thunbergii, and Berberis vulgaris) are popular for their attractive autumn color sequence, turning pink or red before falling.
The development of the surname includes the following examples: Thomas le Barber (1282, London) and Seykin le Barbier (1299, ibid.), and the modern surname has two forms, Barber and Barbour, the latter is found mainly in Scotland and Northern Ireland.he first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Alan le Barbur, which was dated 1221, witness in the Assize Court Rolls of Warwickshire, during the reign of King Henry 111, known as The Frenchman, 1216 - 1272. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation.