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Also known as Barbora (first name), Barbora (given name)

Barbora (; ) is a Czech and Slovak female given name. It was derived from the Greek word barbaros () meaning "foreign", a variant of "Barbara". It is the 36th most popular given name in the Czech Republic (as of 2007). Notable people with the name include:

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native label
Barbora
writing system
Latin script
Soundex
B616
Cologne phonetics
1717
Caverphone
PPR111
language of work or name
Slovak
Commons category
Barbora (given name)
name day
December 4

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Barbora (; ) is a Czech and Slovak female given name. It was derived from the Greek word barbaros () meaning "foreign", a variant of "Barbara". It is the 36th most popular given name in the Czech Republic (as of 2007). Notable people with the name include: Barbora Bobuľová (born 1974), Slovak actress Barbora Bukovská (attorney), Czech-Slovak human rights attorney Barbora Dibelková (born 1983), Czech race walker Barbora Markéta Eliášová (1874–1957), Czech writer, traveler, educator Barbora Kodetová (born 1970), Czech actress Barbora Krejčíková (born 1995), Czech tennis player Barbora Rezlerová-Švarcová (1890–1941), Slovak feminist and communist journalist Barbora Schacková (1873/4–1958), Sudeten German politician Barbora Seemanová (born 2000), Czech swimmer Barbora Silná (born 1989), Czech-Austrian ice dancer Barbora Špotáková (born 1981), Czech javelin thrower Barbora Štefková (born 1995), Czech tennis player Barbora Strýcová (born 1986), Czech tennis player

==See also== Barbara (given name) Varvara (disambiguation)

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