Barbara is a ♀ girl name.
Barbara is a name of Greek and Latin origin. Originally, the Greek term “bárbaros” was a term for strangers, who couldn’t speak Greek.
Barbara means “foreign” (from Greek “bárbaros/βάρβαρος” or Latin “barbarus”, originally from Sanskrit “barbarāh” = one, who stammers).
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