Names

Czech, Slovak and Lithuanian form of Barbara.

Diminutive of Barbara.

German diminutive of Barbara.

French form of Barbara. In modern times it is usually only used in reference to the saint, while Barbara is more common as a given name.

Georgian form of Barbara.

Derived from Greek βάρβαρος (barbaros) meaning “foreign”. According to legend, Saint Barbara was a young woman killed by her father Dioscorus, who was then killed by a bolt of lightning. She is the patron of architects, geologists, stonemasons and artillerymen. Because of her renown, the name came into general use in the Christian world in the Middle Ages. In England it became rare after the Protestant Reformation, but it was revived in the 19th century.

Portuguese and Spanish form of Barbara.

Short form of Barbara.

Means “exalted” in Persian.

Means “rain” in Persian. It is typically feminine in Persian and masculine in Turkish and Kurdish.