The name Barbara is used in English, German, and Polish and means "foreign woman." It comes to those languages from Greek by way of Latin.
Barbarus is the Latin word for "foreign" and "barbara" is the feminine form. It derives from the Greek barbaroi, which referred originally to the unintelligible chatter of foreigners (who were all "barbarians" to the Greeks). To the Greek ear, that chatter sounded like bar-bar-bar, hence "barbaroi"
Derived from Greek barbaros meaning "foreign". According to legend Saint Barbara was a young woman killed by her father Dioscorus, who was then killed by a bolt of lightning.
The name "Barbara" is not found in the Bible, and therefore does not have a "biblical definition." The name Barbara is of Latin origin, and means "foreign woman." Please see the related link below.
The feminine given name Barbara is of Latin origin and means "foreign woman". See the Related link below.Barbara means "foreign." It comes from the word Barbarian.Ancient Greek in origin, Barbara means "strange, foreign".
The name Barbara has no Hebrew translation. Only names of Hebrew origin have Hebrew translations.
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