The first name Barbe

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About the first name Barbe

Meaning

The name Barbe is the old French form of Barbara and shares the Greek sense “foreign woman”.

Historical origin

The name Barbe comes from Latin Barbara and was widely used in France through the cult of Saint Barbara.

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Devotion to saints strongly contributed to the spread of Barbe; religious calendars long influenced naming choices in Quebec.

Pronunciation:barbb.aʁb

Frequency of the first name Barbe by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Barbe by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name BarbeLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Barbe in baptisms by year.5037251201610166017101760181018601610–1614 2 baptisms1615–1619 8 baptisms1625–1629 2 baptisms1630–1634 4 baptisms1640–1644 14 baptisms1645–1649 8 baptisms1650–1654 22 baptisms1655–1659 16 baptisms1660–1664 18 baptisms1665–1669 22 baptisms1670–1674 16 baptisms1675–1679 26 baptisms1680–1684 24 baptisms1685–1689 28 baptisms1690–1694 10 baptisms1695–1699 10 baptisms1700–1704 12 baptisms1705–1709 10 baptisms1710–1714 10 baptisms1715–1719 6 baptisms1720–1724 12 baptisms1725–1729 2 baptisms1730–1734 6 baptisms1735–1739 2 baptisms1740–1744 6 baptisms1745–1749 10 baptisms1750–1754 6 baptisms1755–1759 4 baptisms1765–1769 4 baptisms1770–1774 6 baptisms1775–1779 10 baptisms1780–1784 10 baptisms1785–1789 2 baptisms1790–1794 12 baptisms1795–1799 4 baptisms1800–1804 8 baptisms1805–1809 12 baptisms1810–1814 10 baptisms1815–1819 6 baptisms1820–1824 6 baptisms1825–1829 4 baptisms1830–1834 10 baptisms1835–1839 2 baptisms1840–1844 6 baptisms1845–1849 2 baptisms1850–1854 4 baptisms1855–1859 2 baptisms1860–1864 2 baptisms

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