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.