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About the name
- Origin
- Irish
- English version
- Barbara
- Stronghold region
- All-Ireland
Overview
The Irish form of Barbara, used in Ireland from the medieval period through devotion to Saint Barbara.
The story behind Bairbre
Saint Barbara's cult reached Ireland in the medieval period, and the Gaelic form Bairbre became popular especially in the west of Ireland by the 17th century.
Mythology & legend
Non-mythological; Gaelic form of Saint Barbara.
Did you know?
One of the few Irish names of Greek origin (from Barbara) to be fully Gaelicised.
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