Billingsley, who had suffered from a rheumatoid disease, died at her home in Santa Monica, said family spokeswoman Judy Twersky. When the show debuted in 1957, Jerry Mathers, who played Beaver, was 9, ...
Barbara was among the most popular names for girls in English-speaking countries in the first half of the 20th century but has since decreased in usage in countries such as the United States.
According to legend, Saint Barbara was a young woman killed by her father Dioscorus, who was then killed by a bolt of lightning. She is the patron of architects, geologists, stonemasons and artillerymen. Because of her renown, the name came into general use in the Christian world in the Middle Ages.
Barbara is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "foreign woman". Barbara is the 860 ranked female name by popularity.
Barbara Allen is a traditional folk song that is popular throughout the English-speaking world. There are several songs by several different artists of the same name. Characters named Barabara have also appeared in several works by Charles Dickens and William Makepeace Thackeray.
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Barbara as a girls' name is pronounced BAR-bra. It is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Barbara is "foreign woman". The adjective was originally applied to anyone who did not speak Greek; it has the same root as "barbarian".
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