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

Gusty winds are expected along the mountains and deserts of Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties — enough to down tree limbs and trees and make driving high-profile vehicles difficult.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

For John and Barbara were now crying piteously in their cots—long-drawn sobs of deep unhappiness.

From "Mary Poppins" by P. L. Travers