Breadcrumb Home > Dictionary > Index B Barbara: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Bar•ba•ra Pronunciation: (bär'bru, -bur-u), [key] — n. a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “foreign, exotic.” Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. Barbados pride barbarian ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: glissade Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language