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Barbara

in North Carolina

There are 33,824 people with the first name "Barbara" in North Carolina.

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Ranking in North Carolina

NameRank
Barbara 14
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  1. is 10th most common Thomas
  2. is 11th most common Linda
  3. is 12th most common Joseph
  4. is 13th most common Patricia
  5. is 14th most common Barbara
  6. is 15th most common Jennifer
  7. is 16th most common Mark
  8. is 17th most common Donald
  9. is 18th most common Elizabeth

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common Last Names for Barbara

Smith, Jones, Williams, Johnson, Brown, Davis, Taylor, Moore, Wilson, Miller

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.

Recent Searches for "Barbara" in North Carolina

Since June 2009
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Barbara Smith, NC (99 searches)
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