English Explanatory Dictionary

St Barbe

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A habitational surname from French.

Word forms

St Barbe Saint Barbe Saint-Barbe St. Barbe St-Barbe St.-Barbe Sainte Barbe Sainte-Barbe Ste. Barbe Ste-Barbe Ste.-Barbe Saint Barb Saint-Barb St. Barb St-Barb St.-Barb

Etymology

From Middle English Seynt Barbe, from Anglo-Norman Sainte Barbe, a priory and village in Normandy, itself named after Saint Barbara; arriving in England during the Conquest of 1066.

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