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"barbarian" (as in "barbarian") Barbra, Babs, Barbie, Barby, Barb |
Barbara is a female given name used in numerous languages. It is the feminine form of the Greek word barbaros (Greek: βαρβαρος) meaning "barbarian", see article "Barbarian" for details.
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.
Today, Barbara remains among the top 100 most popular names for female babies born in Chile, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia. It is among the top 10 names given to baby girls born in both the Czech Republic and Georgia in 2012. The Russian variant Varvara is also returning to popularity in former Soviet republics such as Estonia, where it ranked among the top names for girls in 2012, and in Russia, where it was the eighth most popular name for girls born in 2013 in Moscow. Its popularity in the United States has declined from third place, in the 1930s, to 838th place, in 2013, when it was used for 310 newborn American girls. The Russian form of the name, Varvara, was given to just 11 American girls in 2013.
In Italy Barbara was particularly popular during the 1970s: it is among the top 10 names given to girls born from 1969 to 1977, rising to 2nd place (behind Maria) in 1971. In the same year it was the most common name for girls born in Rome and in Bologna.
Babara (Hawaiian)
Babbie (English)
Babette (French)
Baibín (Irish Gaelic)
Bairbre (Irish Gaelic)
Bára (Czech)
Bärbel (German)
Barabal (Scottish Gaelic)
Barb (English)
Bàrbara (Catalan)
Bárbara (Galician, Portuguese, Spanish)
Barbara (Croatian, English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Slovene)
Barbare (Georgian)
Barbary (English)
Barbie (English)
Barby (English)
Barbora (Czech, Lithuanian, Slovak)
Barbra (English), considered "close to extinction" in the United States as of 2013.
Barbro (Swedish)
Basia (Polish)
Baśka (Polish)
Basieńka (Polish)
Barča (Czech)
Berber (West Frisian)
Borbála (Hungarian)
Varvara (disambiguation) (Bulgarian, Greek)
Βαρβάρα (Varvara), (Greek)
Варвара (Varvara), (Russian, Ukrainian)
Варя (Varya), (Russian, Ukrainian hypocorism)
Barunka (Czech)
Baruška (Czech)
Barbuš, Baruš (Czech)
Barborka (Slovak), (Czech)
Saint Barbara, early Christian martyr
Barbara (singer) (1930–1997), stage name of Monique Andrée Serf, French singer
Bárbara Micheline do Monte Barbosa (born 1988), known as Bárbara, Brazilian footballer
Barbara of Cilli (1392–1451), Queen of Hungary, Germany and Bohemia, Empress of Holy Roman Empire
Barbara of Austria (1539–1572), Duchess of Ferrara
Barbara of Brandenburg (1464–1515), Queen consort of Bohemia and Hungary
Barbara of Portugal (1711–1758), Queen Consort of Spain
Barbara Abart (born 1985), Italian luger
Barbara Acklin (1943–1998), American soul singer
Barbara Adams (attorney) (born 1951), Pennsylvania politician
Barbara Adams (Egyptologist) (1945–2002), British egyptologist
Barbra Amesbury (born 1948), formerly Bill Amesbury, Canadian singer-songwriter, composer and filmmaker
Barbara Avedon (1925–1994), television writer
Barbara Berlusconi (born 1984), Italian business executive
Barbara Bestor, American architect based in Los Angeles, California
Barbara Bush (born 1925), First Lady of the United States (1989–1993)
Barbara West Carpenter, American educator and politician
Barbara Castle (1910–2002), British politician
Barbara Corcoran (born 1949), American entrepreneur
Barbara Dunkelman (born 1988), Canadian-born actress for Rooster Teeth
Barbara Eden (born 1931), American actress
Barbro Eriksdotter (Bielke), Swedish noble
Barbara Feldon (born 1933), American actress
Barbara Frittoli (born 1967), Italian opera singer
Barbara Jordan (1936–1996), American politician
Barbara Jordan (poet) (born 1949), American poet
Barbara Jordan (tennis) (born 1957), American former tennis player
Barbara Karinska (1886–1983), Ukrainian costumer of the New York City Ballet
Barbara Kay (born 1943), Canadian columnist
Barbara Keeley (born 1952), British politician
Barbara Keiler, better known under her pen name Judith Arnold (born 1953), American writer
Barbara Kellerman (born 1949), British actress
Barbara Kent (1907–2011), American actress
Barbara Klerk (born 1989), Belgian figure skater
Barbora Kodetová (born 1970), Czech actress
Barbara Kolb (born 1939), American composer
Barbara Kopple (born 1946), American film director
Barbara La Marr (1896–1926), American actress
Barbara Lah (born 1972), Italian triple jumper
Barbara Lea (1929–2011), American actress and singer
Barbara Lee (born 1946), American politician
Barbara Levick (born 1932), British historian
Barbara Longhi (1552–1638), Italian painter
Barbara McAlister, American diver
Barbara McCauley, American romance writer
Barbara McClintock (1902–1992), United States Scientist
Barbara McNair (1934–2007), American singer and actress
Barbara Mensing (born 1960), German archer
Barbara Moore (athlete) (born 1957), New Zealand long-distance runner
Barbara Nedeljáková (born 1979), Slovak actress
Barbara Nichols (1928–1976), American actress and sex symbol
Barbara Niedernhuber (born 1974), German luger
Barbara O'Neil (1910–1980), American actress
Bárbara Palacios (born 1963), Venezuelan beauty queen
Barbara Palvin (born 1993), Hungarian model
Barbara Patton (born 1944), New York politician and university professor
Barbara Paulus (born 1970), Austrian tennis player
Barbara Pennington (born 1950s), American music artist
Barbara Pierce Bush, daughter of the U.S. President George W. Bush
Barbara Piwnik (born 1955), Polish judge and politician
Barbara Pompili (born 1975), French politician
Barbara Potter (born 1961), Jordan's American compatriot and former tennis player
Barbara Rafferty (born 1954), Scottish actress
Barbara Randolph (1942–2002), American soul singer
Barbara Radziwiłł (1520–1551), Queen of Poland
Barbara Rittner (born 1973), German former tennis player
Barbara Riveros Diaz, Chilean triathlete
Barbara Schett (born 1976), Austrian tennis player
Barbara Schwartz (disambiguation), several people
Barbara Stanwyck (1907–1990), American actress
Barbra Streisand (born 1942), American singer and film and theatre actress
Barbara Strozzi (1619–1677), Italian Baroque singer and composer
Barbara Sturgeon, British broadcaster
Barbara Sukowa (born 1950), German actress
Barbara Traub, American photographer
Barbara Wagner (born 1938), Canadian figure skater
Barbara Walters (born 1929), American journalist
Barbara Ward, British economist and writer
Barbara Windsor (born 1937), British comedy and soap opera actress
Barbara Zdunk (1769–1811), Polish alleged arsonist
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