Barbara < Gk bárbaros `foreign, strange'.Barbary, Barbery are the usual vern. forms of Barbara;Bab and Barb are hyps. from which various dims. in -et, -ot, and el are formed.
| Barbery | 1581 Barbary |
| Barberella | c.1210 Barbarel |
| Barbata | 13°(W) |
| Barbeta | 1191 Barbet |
| Barbetta | 1190 Barbet |
| Barbot | 1203-05(W) |
| Barbota | 1240 Barbet; 13° (W) |
| Babbe* | 1198 Babb |
| Babel* | 1276 Babb |
| Babeth* | 1279 Babot |
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