Barbara
From Greek barbaros, "foreign, non-Greek", by way of the Latin adjective barbarus.
Meaning and origin
Barbara comes from the ancient Greek word for someone who was not Greek, adopted into Latin as barbarus before it settled into use as a personal name.
How to pronounce Barbara
| English (US) | BAR-buh-ruh /ˈbɑːrbərə/ |
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