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Barbara

in Texas

There are 55,913 people with the first name "Barbara" in Texas.

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Ranking in Texas

NameRank
Barbara 23
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  1. is 19th most common Paul
  2. is 20th most common Joe
  3. is 21st most common Kenneth
  4. is 22nd most common Joseph
  5. is 23rd most common Barbara
  6. is 24th most common Larry
  7. is 25th most common Gary
  8. is 26th most common Elizabeth
  9. is 27th most common Donald

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common Last Names for Barbara

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

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 Texas

Since June 2009
17,039

Most Popular Search

Barbara Smith, TX (402 searches)
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