Barbro

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Barbro is a female given name in Sweden, with the same origin as Barbara.

In a village in Dalecarlia, Barbro is also an "estate name", a unisex concept not taken into account in the Swedish name law, which leads to some confusion.

Noted bearers of the name include:

• Barbro Alving (1909–1987), Swedish journalist and writer
• Barbro Eriksdotter (died 1553), Swedish noble
• Barbro Feltzing (born 1945), Swedish Green Party politician, member of the Riksdag 1994–2002
• Barbro Hietala Nordlund (born 1946), Swedish social democratic politician, member of the Riksdag 1994–1998 and 2001–2006
• Barbro Hiort af Ornäs (1921–2015), Swedish film actress
• Barbro Holmberg (born 1952), Swedish Social Democratic politician
• Barbro Kollberg (1917–2014), Swedish film actress
• Babben Larsson (born 1956), Swedish actress and comedian
• Barbro Lönnkvist (born 1959), Swedish orienteering competitor
• Barbro Lindgren (born 1937), Swedish children's books writer
• Barbro Martinsson (born 1935), Swedish cross-country skier
• Barbro Nilsson (1899–1983), Swedish textile artist
• Barbro Oborg (born 1941), Swedish actress
• Barbro Owens-Kirkpatrick (born 1946), American diplomat
• Barbro Sachs-Osher (born 1940), Swedish diplomat
• Barbro Sundback (born 1945), Ålandic politician
• Barbro Margareta Svensson (Lill-Babs) (1938–2018), Swedish singer
• Barbro Westerholm (born 1933), Swedish politician

References

References

1. http://www.behindthename.com/name/barbro Behind a name
2. (10 January 2010). "Etymology of Barbara".
3. http://www.svenskaakademien.se/svenska-akademien/almanackan/namnens-ursprung-och-betydelse Swedish Academy (in Swedish)
4. https://www.metro.se/artikel/h%C3%A4r-%C3%A4r-byn-d%C3%A4r-m%C3%A4nnen-heter-barbro-xr {{Webarchive. link. (2017-10-13 (in Swedish))
5. http://spraktidningen.se/artiklar/2009/10/dalfolket-tar-med-sig-garden-i-namnet (in Swedish)

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