Girl · Greek, through Latin
Barbora
Say it: BAR-boh-rah
Meaning
Czech form of Barbara, from Greek barbaros 'foreign'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
A steady Czech favourite, near the top of the lists in the 1990s and 2000s.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 5 babies given this name since 2001
- At its height in 2001, about 1 in 360,000 girls
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
- The High and Late Middle Ages1100 to 1450
- The Renaissance1400 to 1600
- Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914
- The Modern Age1880 to today
Used by
The family of the name
| Polish | Barbara |
|---|---|
| Russian | Varvara |
Famous bearers
- Barbora of Cilli, Queen of Bohemia and Hungary
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Where this comes from
- Royal and noble genealogies
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.