Where does “Barcelona” come from?

Barcelona (Dutch) comes from Spanish Barcelona, from Catalan Barcelona, from Iberian Barkeno.

Ancestry of “Barcelona”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishBarcelonathe letter B in the Spanish spelling alphabet
2CatalanBarcelona—
3IberianBarkeno—
Every word from Iberian Barkeno →Every word from Catalan Barcelona →Every word from Spanish Barcelona →