Barb is a feminine given name, often a short form (

hypocorism A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek ; sometimes also ''hypocoristic''), or pet name, is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for Isabel or ''Bob (given name), Bob'' fo ...

) of Barbara. It is also sometimes a surname.

People

Given name

* Barb Bellini (born 1977), Canadian retired volleyball player * Barbara Barb Bond (born 1962), American former rugby union player, United States team captain in 1991 * Barbara Barb Bunkowsky (born 1958), Canadian former LPGA golfer * Barbara Barb Goodwin (born 1949), American politician * Barb Haley (born 1963/64), American politician * Barbara Barb Hayden, New Zealand marine biologist *

Barb Honchak Barbara Marie Honchak (born August 30, 1979) is a retired American professional female mixed martial artist. She is the first Invicta FC Flyweight Champion. She has four wins in the Invicta FC promotion and holds notable victories over Vaness ...

(born 1979), American professional mixed martial artist * Barb Jungr (born 1954), English singer, songwriter, composer and writer * Barb Kniff McCulla (born 1956), American politician * Barbara Lindquist (born 1969), American triathlete * Barbara Barb Miller (born 1958/59), Canadian politician * Barb Mucha (born 1961), American LPGA golfer * Barbara Barb Spencer (born 1966), Canadian curler * Barb Tarbox (1961–2003), Canadian anti-smoking activist * Barb Whitehead (born 1961), American LPGA golfer * Barb Yarusso (born 1956), American politician

Surname

* Alphons Barb (1901–1979), Austrian-born academic, archaeologist, numismatist, museum director and author * Heinrich Alfred Barb (1826–1883), academic, university director, civil servant, interpreter and author, director of the Oriental Institute of Vienna

Nicknamed

* Louis Barbarin (1902–1997), American jazz drummer nicknamed "Lil Barb"

Fictional characters

* Barbara "Barb" Holland, on the 2016 Netflix series ''

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'' * Barbara Henrickson, on HBO's TV series ''Big Love'' * Barbara Royle, on the BBC comedy series The Royle Family; often referred to as "Barb" by her husband, Jim Royle. * Barbara Barb Leahey, on the Canadian TV series ''Trailer Park Boys'' *

Barb Barb or the BARBs or ''variation'' may refer to: People * Barb (name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or surname * Barb, a term used by fans of Nicki Minaj to refer to themselves * The Barbs, a band Places * Barb, ...

, on the TV series ''Witches of East End'' * Queen Barb, from '' Trolls World Tour'' * Barb, a spider first appeared in the episode " Web Weirdos" of the animated series ''

Adventure Time ''Adventure Time'' is an American fantasy animated television series created by Pendleton Ward and co-produced by Frederator Studios for Cartoon Network. The series follows the adventures of a boy named Finn the Human, Finn (Jeremy Shada) and ...

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