Entry № 1271 · Greek origin

Barbra Barbra — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ BAR-brah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Greek
Meaning
"Iconic Barbra Streisand - EGOT + 2 Oscars + Presidential Medal"
Syllables
2
First recorded
Modern (American)

A name that means "iconic barbra streisand - egot + 2 oscars + presidential medal".

Barbra is the iconic stage spelling variant of Barbara — from the Greek barbaros (foreign, stranger). Princess Barbra — Greek-Jewish-American heritage naming.

Iconic Barbra Streisand - EGOT + 2 Oscars + Presidential Medal — a Greek name.

The name in its native script.

Barbra
Transliteration
Barbra
Pronunciation
/ ˈbɑːr.brə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Barbra stands.

Barbra does not currently appear in the US Social Security Administration's top 1,000 girls' names, so we don't publish a US rank or birth count for it. That says nothing about the name's standing elsewhere in the world — only that it sits outside the ranked US data we rely on.

Barbras before her.

Real people
Barbra Streisand
Iconic American EGOT + 2 Oscars + Presidential Medal of Freedom.
born 1942
In fiction
Barbra
Iconic Streisand spelling.

Names connected to Barbra.

The number behind Barbra.

6

The Nurturer

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Barbra reduce to 6, The Nurturer. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.