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It's a German surname... past that I'm not sure. It is sometimes spelled Barbarich. Like most German names, the -ich sounds like -ick in English. I haven't been able to find information about it ANYWHERE. If anyone knows anything, I would looove to know.
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European surnames beginning with Barb- usually refer to beards, barbers, or the female given name Barbara. With German surnames I don't think the first two possibilities really work. That would leave us with Barbara, and a surname deriving from a female ancestor.
There's also the German word barbarisch, meaning "barbaric".
I have to say that I don't feel comfortable with any of the above, but I can't come up with anything better.
There's also the German word barbarisch, meaning "barbaric".
I have to say that I don't feel comfortable with any of the above, but I can't come up with anything better.
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It is Croatian surname (northwest of Croatia), and prefix "ich" is actually a slavic "iæ" or Barberiæ.
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