What Does 'Barbara' Mean?

Barbara is a popular feminine first name. It is a common English, Italian, French, German, Polish, Hungarian and Slovene feminine first name. The name Barbara originates from the Greek word barbaros, which means foreign.

Barbara is pronounced in two ways in the English language. In both the instances, the emphasis is more on the first syllable of the name Barbara, namely Bar. It is either pronounced as Bahr-bahr-a or Bahr-bra in English. The Polish equivalent of the name lays more stress on the middle syllable Bah. It is pronounced as bahr-Bah-rah in Polish.

Barbara was the name of a legendary saint. She was a young woman. She was killed by her own father Dioscorus. Dioscorus eventually met his own end when he was struck by a bolt of lightning. Saint Barbara is the patron saint of architects, geologists, stonemasons and people who work in the artillery unit of the armed forces.

Barbara is my mommy's name.


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