English Explanatory Dictionary

Barbara

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A female given name from Latin.
  2. A syllogism in which all three propositions are of the form "All X are Y" or "X is a Y".

Pronunciation

/ˈbɑɹb(ə)ɹə/ /ˈbɑːb(ə)ɹə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Barbara.wav

Word forms

Barbara Barbaras Barbra

Etymology

* From Latin Barbara, the name of Saint Barbara, feminine form of barbarus, from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος (bárbaros, “strange, foreign”). Doublet of Varvara. * (logic): From the given name; chosen because it has three A's in it representing universal affirmatives.

Derived words

herb Barbara Santa Barbara shelled slug Babs Barb Barbie
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