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GreekNames
Varvara
Quick Facts
Greek Spelling: Βαρβάρα
Sex: Female
Pronunciation: var-VA-ra
Name Day: December 4
Nicknames & Variants
Varvarita, Barbara
Meaning
Foreign woman, stranger
Origin
Varvara is the Greek form of "Barbara," from "barbaros," a term the ancient Greeks used for non-Greek speakers, imitating the sound of foreign speech.
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