Michael vs Barbara - What's the difference?
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* 1629 , , Meditations upon Creed'', ''The Works of Thomas Adams, James Nichol (1862) , volume 3, page 212:
* 2008 , , The Northern Clemency , Harpercollins, ISBN 9780007174799, page 498:
(Judaism, Christianity, Islam) An archangel associated with defending Israel in the tribulation.
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* 17th' '''century or before: English folk song: ''Barbara Allen : 1839 version by Thomas Percy:
* 1860 East Lynne . Kessinger Publishing, 2004. ISBN 0192804626 page 29:
* 1922 , The Beautiful and Damned , ISBN 1603035281, page 76:
* 2007 (Marina Lewycka), Two Caravans , Fig Tree, ISBN 9780670916375, page 299:
As a proper noun michael
is , a variant of michel, popular in the end of the 20th century.As a verb barbara is
.michael
English
Etymology 1
From Vulgate (etyl) Michael, Michahel, from (etyl) .Alternative forms
* MichaellProper noun
(en proper noun)- Yea, it seems to me not fit for Christian humility to call a man Gabriel'' or ''Michael , giving the names of angels to the sons of mortality.
- He works in the steelworks, the boyfriend, on the factory floor. I'd say that was quite unusual, he's called Michael'. Insists on that, he does, not being called Mike or Micky or Mick, pretends not to hear you, then, "No, my name's actually ' Michael ."
- And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince that standeth for the children of thy people.
- And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon.
Derived terms
* Michael acceptor * Michael addition * Michael donor * Michael reaction * take the MichaelEtymology 2
From (etyl) Michael.Statistics
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English
(wikipedia Barbara)Alternative forms
* BarbraProper noun
(Barbaras)- My mother had a maid call'd Barbara ; / She was in love, and he she lov'd prov'd mad / And did forsake her; she had a song of 'willow'
- All in the merrye month of May / When greene buds they were swellin / Yong Jemmye Grove on his death-bed lay / For love of Barbara Allen.
- "What do you think they are going to name the baby? Anne; after her and her mamma. So very ugly a name!" "I don't think so," said Mr Carlyle. "It is simple and unpretending. I like it much. Look at the long, pretentious names in our family - Archibald! Cornelia! And yours, too - Barbara'! What a mouthful they all are!" ' Barbara contracted her eyebrows. It was equivalent to saying that he did not like her name.
- "Everybody in the next generation," suggested Dick, "will be named Peter or Barbara' - because at present all piquant literary characters are named Peter or ' Barbara ."
- 'Barbara ?' Barr?baah?rrah. Barbarian woman. Wild. Untamed. An incredibly sexy name.