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I hate Barbara too, but I do have a fondness for Margaret. That's mainly because I like the GR followed by a T (I also of course love Greta, Gretel, Gretchen). But both Barbara and Margaret do have the benefit of an AH sound and, if you don't pronounce the second a, both have the consonant + R sound, which tends to be nice; think Gabrielle, Ambrosia, Grace, etc. So those are a couple of principles that you could justify a liking for Barbara.

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But, although I like the AH sound, I hate it jammed between two B's, and therein lies my hate for the name.