Barbora (; ) is a
Czech and
Slovak female given name. It was derived from the Greek word ''barbaros'' () meaning "foreign", a variant of "
Barbara". It is the 36th most popular given name in the Czech Republic (as of 2007).
[ ] Notable people with the name include:
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Barbora Bobuľová
Barbora Bobuľová (born 29 April 1974) is a Slovak-born Italian actress. She has lived and worked mainly in Italy since 1995.
Life and work
Born in Martin, Bobuľová trained at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava before moving to ...
(born 1974), Slovak actress
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Barbora Bukovská, Czech-Slovak human rights attorney
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Barbora Dibelková (born 1983), Czech race walker
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Barbora Kodetová (born 1970), Czech actress
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Barbora Krejčíková (born 1995), Czech tennis player
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Barbora Rezlerová-Švarcová (1890–1941), Slovak feminist and communist journalist
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Barbora Schacková (1873/4–1958), Sudeten German politician
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Barbora Seemanová
Barbora Seemanová (born 1 April 2000) is a Czech swimmer. She competed in the women's 200 metre freestyle event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Early life
Seemanová graduated from the Czechoslovak Academy of Business in Prague.
Career
At the ...
(born 2000), Czech swimmer
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Barbora Silná Barbora (; ) is a Czech and Slovak female given name. It was derived from the Greek word ''barbaros'' () meaning "foreign", a variant of " Barbara". It is the 36th most popular given name in the Czech Republic (as of 2007). Notable people with th ...
(born 1989), Czech-Austrian ice dancer
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Barbora Špotáková (born 1981), Czech javelin thrower
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Barbora Štefková (born 1995), Czech tennis player
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Barbora Strýcová
Barbora Strýcová (; born 28 March 1986), formerly known as Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová, is a Czech former professional tennis player who was ranked List of WTA number 1 ranked doubles tennis players, world No. 1 in doubles.
She won two Gra ...
(born 1986), Czech tennis player
See also
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Barbara (given name)
Barbara is a given name used in numerous languages. It is the feminine form of the Greek word ''barbaros'' () meaning "stranger" or "foreign". In Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodoxy, Eastern Orthodox tradition, Saint Barbara (Greek language, Gree ...
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Varvara (disambiguation) Varvara (Cyrillic
The Cyrillic script ( ) is a writing system used for various languages across Eurasia. It is the designated national script in various Slavic, Turkic, Mongolic, Uralic, Caucasian and Iranic-speaking countries in Southe ...
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Czech feminine given names
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