Barbar

Barbar

See also: barbar, barbár, and bàrbar

English

Etymology

Arabic surname of unxeplained origin; this surname is mainly found in Syria and Lebanon.

Proper noun

Barbar (plural Barbars)

1. A surname from Arabic.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Barbar is the 41426^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 525 individuals. Barbar is most common among White (62.29%) and Black/African American (25.33%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Barbar”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 98.

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German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baʁˈbaːɐ̯/

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• Rhymes: -aːɐ̯

Noun

Barbar m (weak, genitive Barbaren, plural Barbaren, feminine Barbarin)

1. barbarian

Declension

Declension of Barbar [masculine, weak]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Barbar	die	Barbaren
genitive	eines	des	Barbaren	der	Barbaren
dative	einem	dem	Barbaren	den	Barbaren
accusative	einen	den	Barbaren	die	Barbaren

Related terms

• barbarisch
• Barbarei
• Barbarismus

Further reading

• “Barbar” in Duden online
• “Barbar” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache