Why two English etymologies?

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They are both from the name Barbara. The only difference is that the doll was named after one specific Barbara. Equinox 04:38, 15 September 2019 (UTC)Reply

Split doll into common and proper noun?

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The citation "Many of my feminist friends hate Barbie" is for a proper noun, not the countable sense as in "my sister has three Barbies". Equinox 12:48, 21 August 2023 (UTC)Reply

RFV discussion: January 2022–January 2024

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@Mayon V Hey I'm tagging you as you were the one who added this entry into Wiktionary. This is a request for verification according to Wiktionary's entry inclusion criteria. Thanks. --Mar vin kaiser (talk) 12:46, 29 January 2022 (UTC)Reply

Cebuano and Tagalog. Kwékwlos (talk) 22:17, 10 April 2023 (UTC)Reply


RFV discussion: April 2022–June 2024

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Cebuano. “From English Barbie, the name of a fashion doll. a female given name from English”. Tagged by 122.2.99.81, not listed. J3133 (talk) 07:35, 15 April 2022 (UTC)Reply

RFV-resolved, deleted out of process in diff. Thadh (talk) 18:08, 2 June 2024 (UTC)Reply


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