Western numerology
Number 6 insight
Western numerology adds the letter values in the name and reduces them to a single guiding number.
Name profile
Barbra at a glance
- Gender
- Girl
- Western numerology
- 6
- Indian numerology
- 1
- Characters
- 6
- Popular
- 160 family views
Number meaning for Barbra
Indian numerology
Number 1 insight
Indian numerology uses a traditional letter map that many families prefer for cultural name matching.
Meaning and story
What does Barbra mean?
Barbra is listed in the BabyAZ name catalog with English, Greek context. Its meaning is recorded as: A variant of Barbara, meaning foreign or strange, traveler from a foreign land In Catholic custom St Barbara is a protectress against fire and lightning Famous bearer: , American singer Barbra Streisand; Dry A flower name
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Similar names
Names like Barbra
Barbara
Girl
Filipino
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
169 family views
Barclay
Boy
Indian
birch meadow; birch tree meadow; Birch valley; Bold friend; Meadow of Birch Trees; The Scottish spelling of the English surname Barkeley, meaning birch-wood or the birch tree meadow
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Barbary
Girl
English
A form of Barbara popular in Medeival Britain after the 3rd century martyr St Barbara
167 family views
Barbi
Girl
English
Traveler from a foreign land In Catholic custom St Barbara is a protectress against fire and lightning
133 family views
Barbie
Girl
English
Diminutive of Barbara: From the Greek barbaros meaning foreign or strange, traveler from a foreign land In Catholic custom St Barbara is a protectress against fire and lightning; Dry A flower name
178 family views
Barrie
Unisex
English
Fair-haired; Feminine form of Barry: Pointed object; Lives at the barrier
191 family views
Brother names
Brothers for Barbra
Barclay
Boy
Indian
birch meadow; birch tree meadow; Birch valley; Bold friend; Meadow of Birch Trees; The Scottish spelling of the English surname Barkeley, meaning birch-wood or the birch tree meadow
190 family views
Sister names
Sisters for Barbra
Barbara
Girl
Filipino
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
169 family views
Barbary
Girl
English
A form of Barbara popular in Medeival Britain after the 3rd century martyr St Barbara
167 family views
Barbi
Girl
English
Traveler from a foreign land In Catholic custom St Barbara is a protectress against fire and lightning
133 family views
Barbie
Girl
English
Diminutive of Barbara: From the Greek barbaros meaning foreign or strange, traveler from a foreign land In Catholic custom St Barbara is a protectress against fire and lightning; Dry A flower name
178 family views
Barrie
Unisex
English
Fair-haired; Feminine form of Barry: Pointed object; Lives at the barrier
191 family views
Kindra
Girl
English
Blend of Ken: (royal obligation; clear water) and Sandra: (protector of man) or Andrea: (manly or masculine)
173 family views
Laura
Girl
Indian
Laurel; Laurel leaves; laurel leaves, honour, fame, spirit; symbol of honor; The laurel tree or sweet bay tree symbolic of honor and victory Old name with many variants; victory
171 family views
More origins
Same feeling, different origins
Barbara
Girl
Filipino
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
169 family views
Laura
Girl
Indian
Laurel; Laurel leaves; laurel leaves, honour, fame, spirit; symbol of honor; The laurel tree or sweet bay tree symbolic of honor and victory Old name with many variants; victory
171 family views
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