Barbara (given name)

Barbara (given name)

Infobox Given Name Revised
name = Barbara


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caption=Saint Barbara by Jan van Eyck.
pronunciation =
gender = female
meaning = "barbarian"
region =
origin = Greek
related names =
footnotes =

Barbara is a female given name used in numerous languages. It is the feminine form of the Greek word "barbaros" ( _el. βαρβαρος) meaning "foreign" (see Barbarian). In Roman Catholic and Greek Orthodox tradition, Saint Barbara was martyred by her father, who was then punished with death by lightning. As such, St. Barbara is a protectress against fire and lightning. Other saints of this name include Barbara Avrillot (Barbe Aurillot, known as Marie of the Incarnation) and Barbara Koob (Marianne Cope).

Today, Barbara remains among the top 100 most popular names for female babies born in Hungary, Chile, and Slovenia. Its popularity in the United States has declined from third place, in the 1930s, to 633rd place, in 2007. [ [http://www.behindthename.com/top/search.php?terms=barbara Behind the Name: Search Results ] ]

Variants

*Babette (English)
*Babs (English)
*Baibín (Irish Gaelic)
*Báirbre (Irish)
*Barabal (Scottish)
*Barbara (Macedonian)
*Bárbara (Portuguese)
*Barbarella (Italian)
*Barbary (English)
*Barbie (English)
*Barbora (Czech), (Slovak)
*Barbra (English)
*Barbro (Swedish)
*Basha (Polish)
*Basia (Polish)
*Bobbi (English)
*Bobbie (English)
*Bobby (English)
*Borbála (Hungarian)
*Varenka (Russian)
*Varinka (Russian)
*Varvara (Bulgarian), (Greek), (Russian)
*Varya (Russian)
*Varyusha (Russian)

People named Barbara

* Barbara Bach, an actress
* Bárbara Micheline do Monte Barbosa, Brazilian goalkeeper
* Barbara Bouchet, an actress
* Barbara Bush, former First Lady of the United States
* Barbara Eden, an actress
* Barbara Hendricks, a soprano
* Barbara McClintock, a geneticist
* Barbra Streisand, an actress
* Barbara Walters, a journalist
* Barbara Windsor, an British actress

ee also

*Barbora
*Varvara

References


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