Barbara
Barbara [bahr-bruh, -ber-uh][1]is a female name used in many languages. It is the feminine form of the Greek word barbaros, which in turn represents "foreign".[2] In Spanish, Portuguese and Italian, Barbara means barbarian or barbaric. The name remains among top 100 most popular for Chile and in Poland. The name was at #3 in the 1930s, though it has since declined. It was ranked #911 on the US Popular Female Names in 2021.[3] There are many celebrities under the name, including Barbara Stanwyck, Barbara Pierce Bush and Barbara Bates. Barbara also got used for several hurricanes in the Atlantic and many for the Eastern Pacific.
People
[change | change source]- Saint Barbara
- Bárbara, Brazilian footballer
- Barbara Abart, Italian luger
- Barbara Acklin, American soul singer
- Barbara Adams, British egyptologist
- Barbra Amesbury, formerly Bill Amesbury, Canadian singer-songwriter, composer and filmmaker
- Barbara Bush, First Lady of the United States (1989–1993)
- Barbara Castle, British politician
- Barbara Kay, Canadian columnist
- Barbara Keeley, British politician
- Barbara Klerk, Belgian figure skater
- Barbara Moore, New Zealand long-distance runner
- Barbara Rafferty, Scottish actress
- Barbara Rittner, German former tennis player
- Barbara Riveros Diaz, Chilean triathlete
- Barbara Stanwyck, American actress
- Barbra Streisand, American actress and singer
- Barbara Sturgeon, British broadcaster
- Barbara Wagner, Canadian figure skater
- Barbara C. Harris,American bishop
- Barbara McClintock,American scientist and cytogeneticist
- Barbara Walters,American broadcast journalist
Places
[change | change source]- Barbara (region), ancient region in the Horn of Africa
- Barbara, Gaza, a former Palestinian village near Gaza
- Barbara, Marche, a town in Italy
- Santa Barbara, California, a city in Santa Barbara County, California
- Santa Barbara County, California, a county in California
Media
[change | change source]- Barbara, 1980 Argentine film
- Barbara, 1997 Danish film directed by Nils Malmros, based on Jacobsen's novel
- Barbara, 2012 German film
- Barbara (TV series), a British sitcom
- Barbara (album), by We Are Scientists
Science
[change | change source]- Barbara (genus), a genus of moths
- 234 Barbara, an asteroid
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Definition of Barbara | Dictionary.com". www.dictionary.com. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
- ↑ "Barbara name Meaning and Origin". babys.name. Archived from the original on 2023-03-15. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
- ↑ "Popular Baby Names". www.ssa.gov. Retrieved 2023-03-15.