Barbara — meaning in English
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English meaning
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Barbara
name A female given name, originally from the Latin word barbarus ("foreign").
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barbarian
noun Historically, someone from outside Greek or Roman civilization, viewed by the Greeks and Romans as uncivilized.
Senses
Barbara is used for these senses in English:
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Barbara
A en given name.
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barbarian
An uncivilized or uncultured person, originally compared to the hellenistic Greco-Roman civilisation; usually associated with senseless violence and self-harm or other such shows of brute force and lack of mental faculty.
barbarian — full definition
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noun Historically, someone from outside Greek or Roman civilization, viewed by the Greeks and Romans as uncivilized.
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noun A crude, uncultured, or brutally violent person.
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adj Uncivilized or savage in nature.