Bairbre

Irish

Etymology

From Latin Barbara (name of a legendary saint), feminine form of barbarus, from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος (bárbaros, “strange, foreign”). Cognate with Scottish Gaelic Barabal and Manx Barbrey.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbˠaɾʲəbʲɾʲə]

Proper noun

Bairbre f (genitive Bhairbre)

  1. a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Barbara

Mutation

Mutated forms of Bairbre
radical lenition eclipsis
Bairbre Bhairbre mBairbre

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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