BARBARA The Meaning Of The Name BARBARA Meaning: Strange, Foreign Gender: Female Origin: Greek Root: From the Greek word “barbaros” meaning “foreign” or “strange”. Syllables: 2 Visited 77 times, 1 visit(s) todayNames Similar to Barbara:BARBBARBIEBARBIBARBRADEXABOBBYDRYSTANATLASMIOHELENCLOEYKALIMAINDIGOBLISSEBLYSS Tagged 2 syllables, BARBARA, Female, Foreign, Greek, Strange Follow Login Notify of new follow-up comments new replies to my comments Label {} [+] Name* Email* Website Label {} [+] Name* Email* Website 2 Comments Inline Feedbacks View all comments Zelo Author 2 years ago Pronunciation: The name Barbara is pronounced as “BAR-ba-rah” or more commonly with only two syllables like “BAR-brah”. Historical Figures: Saint Barbara (3rd century) – A Christian martyr Barbara Hutton (1912-1979) – An American socialite and heiress Barbara Stanwyck (1907-1990) – An American actress Barbara Billingsley (1915-2010) – An American actress known for playing June Cleaver in the television series “Leave it to Beaver” Barbara Bush (1925-2018) – The wife of the 41st President of the United States, George H.W. Bush Famous People: Barbara Walters (born 1929) – An American journalist and television personality Barbara Eden (born 1931) – An American actress Barbara Hershey (born 1948) – An American actress Barbara Mori (born 1978) – A Mexican actress Barbara Pierce Bush (born 1981) – The daughter of the 43rd President of the United States, George W. Bush Barbara Palvin (born 1993) – A Hungarian model Barbara Pravi (born 1993) – A French singer Fictional Characters: Barbara Gordon – A character in the DC Comics universe Barbara Millicent Roberts – “Barbie” from the American Girl doll line Nicknames: Barb, Barbie, Barbydoll, Babsie Variations: Bärbel, Barbra, Barbe, Barbora, Bárbara Last edited 2 years ago by Zelo Zelo Author 2 years ago Even though the name Barbara is spelled as if it has three syllables, it is commonly considered to be a two-syllable name. What do you think? Two or three syllables?
Pronunciation: The name Barbara is pronounced as “BAR-ba-rah” or more commonly with only two syllables like “BAR-brah”.
Historical Figures:
Famous People:
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Nicknames: Barb, Barbie, Barbydoll, Babsie
Variations: Bärbel, Barbra, Barbe, Barbora, Bárbara
Even though the name Barbara is spelled as if it has three syllables, it is commonly considered to be a two-syllable name. What do you think? Two or three syllables?