Barbara

Barbara \bar-ba-ra, ba-rb-ara\ is a female's name. It consists of 7 letters and 3 syllables.

The baby girl name Barbara is pronounced in English as BAARBahRah or BAARBRah, in Polish as BaaRBAARaa ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Barbara: B as in "be (B.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)"

What is the origin of Barbara?

Barbara is of Latin origin, and it is used mainly in the English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Slavic, and Spanish languages. The name is of the meaning 'foreign woman'. Derived from barbari meaning 'foreign, stammering people' ; barbaros meaning 'foreign, barbaric' ; barbar meaning 'unintelligible speech'. The root element refers to the unintelligible stammering of foreigners, which to the Greeks sounded like 'bar-bar'. The name could have been first borne by Saint Barbara, who was a foreign slave. She was a 3rd-century martyr executed by her father for her Christian faith; immediately after her death the latter was struck dead by a bolt of lightning. Thus, she is a protectress against fire and lightning in Catholic custom, and by association, the patron saint of gunners, firework makers, and stonemasons. There is no evidence that she actually existed, but her cult was very strong from the 9th century onwards, leading to a widespread adoption of the name. The name is however not found in the Bible, and therefore saw a decline in use after the Reformation. It saw a recent revival in the 20th century. The Irish form Baibín can also be used as an Anglicized form of Gobnait. Barbara is a widely used name; it has 89 variant transcriptions that are used in both English and foreign languages. Variation transcriptions used in English consist of what does the name Baba mean, short names for Babara (also used in Hawaiian), Babb name, nicknames for Babba, Babbie name, Babby meaning, nicknames for Babica, Babina definition, short names for Babita, Baibin name, Baibre meaning and origin, Bar name, name Barabara origin, baby name Barabell, name Barba origin, name Barbara-Ann meaning, baby name Barbarella, Barbarina definition, short names for Barbarit, Barbarita name popularity, Barbary pronounciation, name Barbee meaning, name Barbeeleen, short names for Barbel (also used in German), Barbette definition, Barbey name popularity, name Barbi meaning, Barbica pronounciation, name Barbot origin, Barbra name variations (also used in German, Scandinavian, and Spanish), Barbraann definition, Barby name, baby name Basha, short names for Basham, meaning of Baubie, name Borbala origin, name Borhala origin, meaning of Boriska, Borka meaning, what does the name Borsala mean, baby name Borsca, Borska name variations, baby name Brosca, and Broska pronounciation. Other English forms consist of the contractions short names for Barb and Barbar pronounciation, the pet forms name Bab, Babe meaning, Babette meaning of name (also used in French, and German), what does the name Babs mean, Barbie meaning of name (also used in Latin), Bebe name variations (also used in Spanish), Bibi name (also used in Iranian, and Urdu), Bobbi meaning of name, Bobbie name popularity, and short names for Bobby, and the variant spelling what does the name Barbera mean. Foreign variant transcriptions of Barbara consist of Bairbre pronounciation (Irish), name Bara (Czech), Barabal name (Gaelic and Scottish), what does the name Barbarka mean (Polish), Barbo definition (Scandinavian), Barbora definition (Czech and Slavic), nicknames for Barborka (Czech), nicknames for Barbro (Scandinavian), name Báirbre meaning (Irish), name Bárbara (Greek, Portuguese, and Spanish), name Borbála (Hungarian), Palapala name variations (Hawaiian), nicknames for Varenka (Russian), meaning of Varina (Slavic), short names for Varka (Russian), Varvara name (Russian and Slavic), name Varya origin (Russian), name Vava origin (Russian), Vavka meaning of name (Russian), Voska meaning (Greek), and name Wava origin (Slavic). Specific foreign variants consist of the contraction Barbe meaning and origin (French), and the pet forms Babsi meaning and origin (German), meaning of Baibín (Irish), name Barka origin (Czech), nicknames for Baruna (Czech), Barunka definition (Czech), baby name Baruska (Czech), Basia name popularity (Polish and Slavic), nicknames for Bára (Czech), name Bärbel (German), and Bora name variations (Czech). Barbara is an all-time favorite. Currently it is still somewhat popular as a baby name for girls, though it was in more widespread use in the past. Its usage peaked in 1938 with 3.440% of baby girls being given the name Barbara. Its ranking then was #2. The baby name has since experienced a marked decline in popularity, and is of only occasional use in recent years. In 2010, it ranked at #710 with a usage of 0.020%, was nonetheless the most popular among all girl names in its group. Barbara has predominantly been a girl name, although in the past century it has also been used for boys. Barbara as a girl name outnumbered its use as boy name by 297 times in 1963.

The following famous people share the name Barbara:

• Actress Barbara Stanwyck, born Ruby Stevens, 16 July 1907 - 20 January 1990, Brooklyn, New York
• Author Barbara Cartland, born 9 July 1901 - 21 May 2000, Edgbaston, West Midlands, England
• Author Barbara Kingsolver, born 8 April 1955, Annapolis, Maryland
• Clergywoman Barbara C
• Harris, born 12 June 1930, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Country Musician Barbara Mandrell, born 25 December 1948, Houston, Texas
• Historian Barbara Tuchman, born Barbara Wertheim, 30 January 1912 - 1989, New York, New York
• Political Relative Barbara Bush, born 25 November 1981, Dallas, Texas
• Tennis Player Barbara Schett, born 10 March 1976, Innsbruck, Austria
• TV Personality Barbara Walters, born 25 September 1929, Boston, Massachusetts
• US First Lady Barbara Bush, born Barbara Pierce, 8 June 1925, Rye, New York.

List of baby names Barbara:

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The baby name Barbara fun facts:

The name Barbara in reverse order is "Arabrab".

The numerological value of the name Barbara is number 7, which means analysis, understanding, knowledge, awareness, studious, meditating.

How popular is Barbara?

Barbara is in the top names in USA.