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Barbara.

A female given name from Latin.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈbɑɹb(ə)ɹə/General-American/ˈbɑːb(ə)ɹə/Received-Pronunciation
  1. A female given name from Latin.

  2. A syllogism in which all three propositions are of the form "All X are Y" or "X is a Y".

Where this word comes from

* From Latin Barbara, the name of Saint Barbara, feminine form of barbarus, from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος (bárbaros, “strange, foreign”). Doublet of Varvara. * (logic): From the given name; chosen because it has three A's in it representing universal affirmatives.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.