Etymology

St Barbe

Today it means: A habitational surname from French. Full definition →

Middle English Seynt Barbe ← Anglo-Norman Sainte Barbe
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  1. Anglo-Norman · derived fromSainte Barbe
  2. Middle English · inherited fromSeynt Barbe
  3. English todaySt Barbe

From Middle English Seynt Barbe, from Anglo-Norman Sainte Barbe, a priory and village in Normandy, itself named after Saint Barbara; arriving in England during the Conquest of 1066.

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