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Barbara

in Georgia

There are 32,860 people with the first name "Barbara" in Georgia.

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Ranking in Georgia

NameRank
Barbara 13
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  1. is 9th most common Richard
  2. is 10th most common Linda
  3. is 11th most common Thomas
  4. is 12th most common Patricia
  5. is 13th most common Barbara
  6. is 14th most common Jennifer
  7. is 15th most common Joseph
  8. is 16th most common Mark
  9. is 17th most common Susan

Similar Names and Nicknames

Barbra, Babs, Barbs, Barbera, Barreba, Barbie, Barb

Most Common Last Names for Barbara

Smith, Johnson, Williams, Brown, Jones, Davis, Jackson, Moore, Thomas, Wilson

Meaning & History

(female) From Latin, meaning ‘foreign woman’ (a feminine form of barbarus ‘foreign’, from Greek, referring originally to the unintelligible chatter of foreigners, which sounded to the Greek ear like no more than bar-bar). St Barbara has always been one of the most popular saints in the calendar, although there is some doubt whether she ever actually existed. According to legend, she was imprisoned in a tower and later murdered by her father, who was then struck down by a bolt of lightning. Accordingly, she is the patron of architects, stonemasons, and fortifications, and of firework makers, artillerymen, and gunpowder magazines.

Variant: Barbra (a modern contracted spelling, as in the case of the singer, actress, and film director Barbra Streisand, b. 1942).

Short form: Barb (mainly North American, informal).

Pet forms: Barbie, Babs, Babette.

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