How to Say "Barbara" in Japanese

バーバラ

Bābara

The Japanese way to say the female given name Barbara is バーバラ (Bābara).

バーバラ is the transliteration of the female given name Barbara used in Japanese.

Meaning: cognates and transliterations of female given name (name)

How do you pronounce it?

Bābara

In Japanese, the long vowel mark in バーバラ ensures the first 'ba' is held longer, preventing it from sounding like the word ばばあ which is a rude way to say 'old woman'.
In Japan, the name バーバラ is treated exactly like the word 'hamburger' or 'computer' in terms of its grammatical classification as a 'gairaigo' loanword.
In some creative contexts, Japanese artists might use 'ateji', which are kanji used for sound, to write バーバラ as 馬婆羅, though this is rare and looks archaic.

アリスターはバーバラを殺した。
Alister killed Barbara.
This sentence is useful for seeing the name バーバラ used in a sentence.
Tatoeba #423454 by bunbuku, translation #423453 by CN
こんにちは、バーバラさん。元気ですか？
Hello, Barbara. How are you?
はい、元気です。ありがとう。バーバラちゃんと呼んでください。
Yes, I am fine. Thank you. Please call me Barbara-chan.
バーバラはとても親切な人です。
Bābara wa totemo shinsetsu na hito desu.
Barbara is a very kind person.
バーバラさんはピアノを弾きます。
Bābara-san wa piano o hikimasu.
Barbara plays the piano.

Two friends are talking about a woman they know at a party.

陽太 Yota

バーバラさんはパーティーに来るかな？
Bābara-san wa pātī ni kuru kana?
I wonder if Barbara is coming to the party?
陽葵 Himari

うん、バーバラさんは来るって言ってたよ。
Un, Bābara-san wa kuru tte itteta yo.
Yeah, Barbara said she would come.
陽太 Yota

彼女はいつも明るいよね。
Kanojo wa itsumo akarui yo ne.
She is always so cheerful, isn't she?
陽葵 Himari

本当に、彼女がいると楽しいよ。
Hontō ni, kanojo ga iru to tanoshii yo.
Really, it's fun when she's around.

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