Barber

See also: barber and barbēr

English

Proper noun

Barber (countable and uncountable, plural Barbers)

1. A surname originating as an occupation for a barber.
2. A placename
   1. A number of places in the United States
      1. A neighbourhood of Chico, Butte County, California.
      2. A township in Faribault County, Minnesota.
      3. Former name of Maurer, a neighborhood of Perth Amboy, New Jersey.
      4. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Cherokee County, Oklahoma.
   2. A town in the north of Curaçao.
   3. Ellipsis of Barber County

Derived terms

• Barber County

Anagrams

• Barbre

Dutch

Etymology

Derived from Barbara (a personal name). Named after Barbare Exteen, the owner of the plantation which the village developed around.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɑr.bər/
• Hyphenation: Bar‧ber
• Rhymes: -ɑrbər

Proper noun

Barber n

1. a village in Curaçao