Barbro is a female given name in Scandinavia, with the same origin as
Barbara
Barbara may refer to:
People
* Barbara (given name)
* Barbara (painter) (1915–2002), pseudonym of Olga Biglieri, Italian futurist painter
* Barbara (singer) (1930–1997), French singer
* Barbara Popović (born 2000), also known mononymously as ...
In a village in
Dalecarlia, Barbro is also an "estate name", a unisex concept not taken into account in the Swedish name law, which leads to a lot of confusion.
[http://spraktidningen.se/artiklar/2009/10/dalfolket-tar-med-sig-garden-i-namnet (in Swedish)]
Noted bearers of the name include:
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Barbro Alving
Barbro Alving (12 January 1909 – 22 January 1987) was a Swedish journalist and writer, a pacifist and feminist, often using the pseudonym Bang. She wrote for, among others, the Swedish newspaper ''Dagens Nyheter'' and the magazines '' Idun'' ...
(1909–1987), Swedish journalist and writer
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Barbro Feltzing (born 1945), Swedish Green Party politician, member of the Riksdag 1994–2002
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Barbro Hietala Nordlund
Barbro Hietala Nordlund, born 1946, is a Swedish social democratic politician, member of the Riksdag
The Riksdag (, ; also sv, riksdagen or ''Sveriges riksdag'' ) is the legislature and the supreme decision-making body of Sweden. Since 19 ...
(born 1946), Swedish social democratic politician, member of the Riksdag 1994–1998 and 2001–2006
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Barbro Hiort af Ornäs
Barbro Hiort af Ornäs (28 August 1921 – 27 November 2015) was a Swedish stage and film actress.
Biography
She was born in Gothenburg, Sweden, the daughter of Alma (née Ärnström) and Erik Hiort af Ornäs. She had a brother, Torbjorn.
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(1921–2015), Swedish film actress
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Barbro Holmberg
Barbro Holmberg (; born 7 April 1952) is a Swedish Social Democratic politician. On 10 October 2003 she was appointed Minister for Migration and Asylum Policy in the Swedish Government. As a consequence of the change of government following th ...
(born 1952), Swedish Social Democratic politician
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Barbro Kollberg (1917–2014), Swedish film actress
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Babben Larsson (born 1956), Swedish actress and comedian
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Barbro Lönnkvist (born 1959), Swedish orienteering competitor
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Barbro Lindgren (born 1937), Swedish children's books writer
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Barbro Martinsson
Barbro Martinsson (born 16 August 1935) is a former Swedish cross-country skier who competed during the 1960s. Born in Valbo, she won two silver medals in the 3 × 5 km relay at the 1964 Winter Olympics and the 1968 Winter Olympics. Martin ...
(born 1935), Swedish cross-country skier
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Barbro Nilsson
Barbro Nilsson née Lundberg (1899–1983) was a Swedish textile artist who is remembered in particular for her large tapestries, including the one she produced in collaboration with Sven Erixson for the Gothenburg Concert Hall in 1939. She was ...
(1899–1983), Swedish textile artist
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Barbro Oborg
Barbro Christina Oborg Ljunggren (born 3 July 1941) is a Swedish actress. She is married to Sten Ljunggren
Sten Ivar Ljunggren (born 16 October 1938) is a Swedish character actor. He played Henrik in the long-running Swedish drama TV serie ...
(born 1941), Swedish actress
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Barbro Owens-Kirkpatrick
Barbro A. Owens-Kirkpatrick (born in Helsinki 1946) is an American diplomat.
Early life and education
Owens-Kirkpatrick earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the Helsinki School of Economics in Finland. She received her Master of Public A ...
(born 1946), American diplomat
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Barbro Sachs-Osher
Barbro Sachs-Osher (born 21 May 1940) is the Swedish Consul General in San Francisco and a well-known philanthropist, chair of the Bernard Osher Foundation and of the Barbro Osher Pro Suecia Foundation.
Biography
Osher was born in Stockholm to a ...
(born 1940), Swedish diplomat
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Barbro Westerholm
Barbro Westerholm (16 June 1933 – 13 March 2023) was a Swedish politician of the Liberals. She was Member of Parliament (Riksdag) from 1988 to 1999 and again from 2006 to 2022.
From the mid-1960s Westerholm was an early pioneer in the field ...
(born 1933), Swedish politician
References
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Norwegian feminine given names
Swedish feminine given names