a feminine name: dim. Babs, Barb, Barbie; var. Barbra, Babette
Origin of Barbara
L, feminine of barbarus (see barbarous), literally , foreign, strangeBarbara
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Barbara
Saintfl. c. AD 270
Greek Christian whose legendary life and martyrdom formed the basis for many later works of religious art. Her feast, December 4, was dropped from the Catholic liturgical calendar in 1969.
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Noun
(plural barbaras)
- A syllogism in which all three propositions are of the form "All X are Y" or "X is a Y".
Origin
An arbitrarily chosen word with three A's in it representing universal affirmatives.
Proper noun
(plural Barbaras)
- A female given name.
Origin
See also: BárbaraName of a legendary saint, Latin Barbara, feminine form of barbarus, from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος (barbaros, “strange, foreign”). Compare Sanskrit बर्बर (barbara, “barbarian”).
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