Barbara

American  

[bahr-bruh, -ber-uh] / ˈbɑr brə, -bər ə /

noun

1. a first name: from a Greek word meaning “foreign, exotic.”

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Example Sentences

Rain was expected to arrive earlier in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, bringing half an inch to an inch of rain, especially between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

The exclusive space overlooking the ocean in Santa Barbara, Calif., has an initiation fee of $500,000, with monthly fees of about $2,500, according to director of membership sales Kelly Campbell.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Barbara Middleton, of Shiremoor Primary School in Newcastle, said she had so far declined to take up the government's free breakfast club offer due to the financial and logistical challenges involved.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

Sources familiar with the incident told The Times that Sprouse tackled a man on the lawn near his home after his wife, Victoria’s Secret model Barbara Palvin, spotted “the creepy guy.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

Barbara found the sheet of paper with the emergency contact information and dialed the Virginia phone number.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin