Barbara was among the most popular names for girls in English-speaking countries in the first half of the 20th century but has since decreased in usage in countries such as the United States.
According to legend, Saint Barbara was a young woman killed by her father Dioscorus, who was then killed by a bolt of lightning. She is the patron of architects, geologists, stonemasons and artillerymen. Because of her renown, the name came into general use in the Christian world in the Middle Ages.
Barbara is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "foreign woman". Barbara is the 860 ranked female name by popularity.
Monique Andrée Serf (9 June 1930 – 24 November 1997), [1] known as Barbara, was a French singer. She took her stage name from her grandmother, Varvara Brodsky, a native of Odesa, Ukraine.
Barbara Bush (née Pierce; – ) was the first lady of the United States from 1989 to 1993, as the wife of George H. W. Bush, the 41st president of the United States.
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Barbara Allen is a traditional folk song that is popular throughout the English-speaking world. There are several songs by several different artists of the same name. Characters named Barabara have also appeared in several works by Charles Dickens and William Makepeace Thackeray.
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