Western numerology
Number 7 insight
Western numerology adds the letter values in the name and reduces them to a single guiding number.
Baby names
Girl name
Barbara
"Foreign; foreign, strange, exotic, mysterious; Foreigner; From the Greek barbaros meaning foreign or strange, traveler from a foreign land Popular in medieval Britain after the 3rd century martyr St Barbara In Catholic custom St Barbara is a protectress against fire and lightning; Strange; stranger; 'Stranger; Traveler from a foreign land' From the Greek barbaros In Catholic custom St Barbara is a protectress against fire and lightning"
Name profile
Barbara at a glance
- Gender
- Girl
- Western numerology
- 7
- Indian numerology
- 2
- Characters
- 7
- Popular
- 167 family views
Number meaning for Barbara
Indian numerology
Number 2 insight
Indian numerology uses a traditional letter map that many families prefer for cultural name matching.
Meaning and story
What does Barbara mean?
Barbara is listed in the BabyAZ name catalog with Filipino, Indian, English context. Its meaning is recorded as: Foreign; foreign, strange, exotic, mysterious; Foreigner; From the Greek barbaros meaning foreign or strange, traveler from a foreign land Popular in medieval Britain after the 3rd century martyr St Barbara In Catholic custom St Barbara is a protectress against fire and lightning; Strange; stranger; 'Stranger; Traveler from a foreign land' From the Greek barbaros In Catholic custom St Barbara is a protectress against fire and lightning
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