Barbara

Female given name

Instance of: female given name
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1.Stated in Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources
2.Stated in World Gender Name Dictionary
3.Stated in Wykaz imion używanych w Polskiej Rzeczypospolitej Ludowej
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Barbara and Barbra are given names. They are the feminine form of the Greek word barbaros meaning "stranger" or "foreign". In Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox tradition, Saint Barbara was imprisoned in a tower by her father. She was then martyred by her father when she refused to renounce Christianity. According to legend, her father was then punished with death by lightning. As such, Saint Barbara is a protectress against fire and lightning. Early Christians occasionally referred to themselves as "barbarians" in opposition to the pagan Romans and Greeks. The story of Saint Barbara is said to have been an inspiration for the fairy tale Rapunzel and other European stories that feature a maiden in a tower.

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Said to be the same as: Barbora
Bárbara
Bärbel
Varvara
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Name day: December 4 country: Norway, Latvia · patron saint: Saint Barbara
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1.nominis.cef.fr/
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December 4 country: Sweden
Different from: Barbara criterion used: given name has to use a different item than disambiguation pages
Varvara criterion used: given name has to use a different item than disambiguation pages
Native label: Barbara
Family name identical to this given name: Barbara
Script: Latin script
Soundex: B616
Cologne phonetics: 1717
Caverphone: PPR111
PPRA111111
Attested in: frequency of first names in the Netherlands, 2010 quotation: Barbara · quantity: 14,025
list of the most frequent given names at birth in Rotterdam (1811–1913) quotation: Barbara · quantity: 324
Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich quantity: 9 · criterion used: reference work entry
Wykaz imion używanych w Polskiej Rzeczypospolitej Ludowej quotation: Barbara · has characteristic: popularity
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1.mbc.malopolska.pl/dlibra/docmetadata?id=24254Retrieved 2023-08-28
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Nickname: Babs statement is subject of: Babs
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Language: Latin
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1.Stated in Wykaz imion używanych w Polskiej Rzeczypospolitej Ludowej
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