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Where does “Barbara” come from?

Barbara (Latin) comes from Latin barbarus, from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος, from Proto-Indo-European balb-.

Ancestry of “Barbara”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbarbarusforeign; savage; uncivilized
2Ancient Greekβάρβαροςnon-Greek-speaking, foreign; barbaric, brutal,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbalb-—

Words derived from “Barbara”

  • Barbara
  • Barbie
  • barbara
  • 巴巴拉
  • 芭芭拉
  • Barbara
  • barbika
  • барбика
  • Bairbre
  • барбика
  • barbură
  • Barbie
  • barbie
  • Palapala
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