Esperanto

Proper noun

Barbro ‎(accusative Barbron)

1. A female given name, akin to Barbara

Norwegian

Proper noun

Barbro

1. A female given name, cognate to Barbara.

Swedish

Etymology

Medieval vernacular form of the saint's name Barbara. First recorded in Sweden in 1484.

Proper noun

Barbro

1. A female given name.

References

• Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, ISBN 91-21-10937-0
• Statistika centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, ISBN 9119551622: 45 973 females with the given name Barbro living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1930s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.