Barb

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Barb

Gender: Feminine
Language: English
Etymology:
Barb is an English diminutive for the name Barbara. Barbara is the English form of a Greek name which means “Foreign,” from the word “barbaros” (also the origin of the word “barbarian”).

History:
N/A
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Pronunciation: barb.

Diminutives:
English: Barbi, Barbie, Barby.

Alternates: Barbe.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.006 % named Barb

Popularity of Barb:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1950: N/A
1950-1960: 787th most popular.
1960-1970: 745th most popular.
1970-2000: N/A