Definitions for Barbara
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1. barbaranoun

   A syllogism in which all three propositions are of the form "All X are Y" or "X is a Y".

2. Barbaranoun

   A female given name from Latin.

3. Etymology: Name of a legendary saint, Barbara, feminine form of barbarus, from βάρβαρος. Compare Sanskrit बर्बर.

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1. Barbaranoun

   the first word in certain mnemonic lines which represent the various forms of the syllogism. It indicates a syllogism whose three propositions are universal affirmatives

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1. Barbara

   Barbara is a British sitcom starring Gwen Taylor in the title role. A pilot aired in 1995, and three series then aired from 1999 to 2003. It was made by Central Television, and filmed at their Lenton Lane studios in Nottingham in front of a live studio audience. The majority of location scenes for the series were filmed in various suburbs of Nottingham, including Mapperley and West Bridgford, with other scenes filmed around Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. Despite winning awards and respectable viewing figures, it was axed by ITV in 2003.

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1. barbara

   Song lyrics by barbara -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by barbara on the Lyrics.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. BARBARA

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Barbara is ranked #10704 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Barbara surname appeared 2,986 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Barbara.
   
   78.7% or 2,350 total occurrences were White.
   8.8% or 264 total occurrences were Black.
   8.7% or 261 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.8% or 56 total occurrences were Asian.
   1.4% or 43 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.4% or 12 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Barbara' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3354

Anagrams for Barbara »

1. barabra

How to pronounce Barbara?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Barbara in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Barbara in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Barbara in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Barbara in a Sentence

1. Barbara Bush:

   I may sometimes be a little awkward, but there's nothing self-conscious in my love of country. I am Barbara Bush -- but I hear the quiet people others don't.

2. Eliot Weisman:

   He didn’t like confrontation, period, especially in his family. And everybody in his family was aware of it… From time to time, whether it was Barbara alone or the kids or a combination, some things would get out of whack. Frank Sinatra greeting a fan. (Courtesy of Eliot Weisman) I think he became more upset, depressed about those things... It bothered him when there was confrontation about who’s getting what in the future after his death… He wanted his wife taken care of and his kids taken care of fairly.

3. Volodymyr Zelenskiy:

   It's like Santa Barbara... or no, Dallas.

4. Jeb Bush:

   I know I'm going to have to get beyond being George H.W. Bush's son and Barbara's son -- for which I'm really proud. And I'm going to get beyond being George W.'s brother for which I am extraordinarily proud as well, there's a lot of interest in finding the ways that we are different and all this. Well, the simple fact is that we're all on our own life's journey -- my brothers and sister are different than me.

5. Barbara Ransby:

   Did House Speaker Nancy Pelosi just say' George Floyd, thank u 4 sacrificing your life for justice' ? George Floyd did not SACRIFICE George Floyd life. George Floyd life was violently taken, this type of lunacy is what happens when Professor Barbara Ransby view people as nothing but pawns for Professor Barbara Ransby cause.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Barbara
2. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Barbara
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Barbara
4. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html