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Barbara

in Pennsylvania

There are 57,370 people with the first name "Barbara" in Pennsylvania.

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Ranking in Pennsylvania

NameRank
Barbara 18
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  1. is 14th most common Edward
  2. is 15th most common Donald
  3. is 16th most common George
  4. is 17th most common Mark
  5. is 18th most common Barbara
  6. is 19th most common Linda
  7. is 20th most common Daniel
  8. is 21st most common Susan
  9. is 22nd most common Ronald

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common Last Names for Barbara

Smith, Miller, Brown, Johnson, Jones, Williams, Davis, Thomas, Wilson, Martin

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 Pennsylvania

Since June 2009
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Barbara Smith, PA (372 searches)
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