Origin and popularity of the name BARBIER

Origin

Barbier : 1: French: occupational name for a barber-surgeon (see Barber) Old French barbier (from Late Latin barbarius a derivative of barba ‘beard’). Compare Barbe and Barbee.2: German: occupational name for a barber from Middle High German barbierer or an occupational name for an armorer from barbier(e) ‘metal visor (to protect the face)’.

Barber : 1: English: occupational name for a barber from Middle English barb(o)ur ‘barber’ (Anglo-Norman French barber Old French barbier from Late Latin barbarius a derivative of barba ‘beard’). In the Middle Ages barbers not only cut hair and shaved beards but also practised surgery and pulled teeth.2: German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name from German Barbier ‘barber’ (compare 1 above).3: Catalan: occupational name for a barber barber (see 1 above).4: Slovenian and Croatian; Hungarian (Barbér): occupational name for a barber of German origin (see Barbier compare 1 above and 2 above).5: Americanized form of any of numerous cognates of 1 above in different languages for example Spanish Barbero Portuguese Barbeiro French Barbier Italian Barbieri.6: Altered form of French Barbeau.

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