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Barbo.

a female given name from Latin, variant of Barbro, equivalent to English Barbara

5 characters2 syllables approx.Norsk bokmål language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈbar.buː/
  1. a female given name from Latin, variant of Barbro, equivalent to English Barbara

Where this word comes from

A dialectal variant of Barbro (“female given name”), with loss of the second r in the consonant cluster. Ultimately from Latin Barbara, from Ancient Greek Βαρβάρα (Barbára), the feminine form of βάρβαρος (bárbaros, “foreign, non-Greek”). Compare Swedish Barbro and English Barbara.

name/ˈbar.buː/
  1. a surname transferred from the place name, apparently from the farm name Berbu in Orkdal

Where this word comes from

Apparently a habitational surname from the farm name Berbu in Orkdal. The farm name is recorded with older spellings including Barbo, Barbou and Barboe. It is probably from Old Norse *Berubú, containing the river name *Bera and bú (“dwelling, farm”). First attested in 1392 as Berabu and Bærabu.

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