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Babs

Statistics: Brazil · native version ↗
Girl Name day: December 4 In French: Barbara
Origin: Greek. Meaning: foreigner.
Feminine form of the Greek barbaros, a word used to designate outsiders whose speech sounded like bar-bar.

Name day for Babs

December 4

Why this day? Babs is a short form of Barbara, and shares its name day.

Babs is celebrated in France, the United States, Spain and Brazil on December 4; Argentina on June 11.

The story of the name Babs

Babs is a short form of Barbara. It keeps its origin (Greek) and meaning — foreigner, and shares its name day, December 4.

On birth records, Babs is rarely written as such: the Babss are Barbaras (171,314 births). For the name's history, year-by-year popularity and famous bearers, read the Barbara page. Babs is also a short form of Elba, Mabel, Tabatha.

Frequently asked questions about Babs

What does Babs mean?

Babs is a short form of Barbara, which means foreigner.

When is Babs's name day?

December 4, together with Barbara: a short form shares the name day of the name it comes from.

Is Babs a name in its own right?

It is a familiar short form. It does not appear as such in birth records, where you find Barbara.

Babs's profile

Energy 5/10
Humor 4/10
Independence 8/10
Sensitivity 7/10
Ambition 5/10
Stability 9/10
Whimsy 3/10
Diplomacy 6/10
Loyalty 9/10
Need for attention 2/10

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Friendship potential for Babs

Bottom 10

  1. Helena55%
  2. Elza56%
  3. Cécilia58%
  4. Sebastiana75%
  5. Lidia77%
  6. Eunice79%
  7. Nadir79%
  8. Irene79%
  9. Lourdes80%
  10. Ilda83%

Love potential for Babs

Bottom 10

  1. Helena57%
  2. Elza64%
  3. Sebastiana67%
  4. Cécilia69%
  5. Lidia72%
  6. Irene75%
  7. Nadir75%
  8. Eunice77%
  9. Luzia81%
  10. Josefa82%

Professional potential for Babs

Bottom 10

  1. Helena60%
  2. Elza74%
  3. Josefa81%
  4. Cécilia81%
  5. Irene87%
  6. Eunice88%
  7. Luzia88%
  8. Benedita89%
  9. Terezinha89%
  10. Ilda91%

Crush potential for Babs

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