Barbie

Did not know that this was a nickname for Barbara.

Hi Barbie! Hi Barbie! Hi Barbie! (Repeat for 8 minutes)

Hi I'm a Barbie and here is my story. So basically my mom always loved the name Barbie so she named me Barbie and yes I got bullied a lot but now as a adult I don't really care. My name is Barbie and I like it, my nickname is Bethany. The end.

Fine as a nickname but as a legitimate legal name it’s ridiculous.

I know this is probably just me who thinks this way but personally the first person that pops into my head is Barbie Von Grief who was a black haired beauty whom Axl Rose wrote the song “Rocket Queen” about. I think Barbie is adorable and people need to get over themselves.

Barbie is a great child's toy but I wouldn't name a child after a toy.

Barbie is a terrible, ugly name. The name Barbie is forever tied to the doll. The worst thing is obvious, your child will get teased for it. Barbie is a doll that sets unrealistic body and beauty standards for little girls.

Very ugly. Barbra is just as bad and the doll doesn't make it any better...

For obvious reasons, your child will be teased for having this name. Having your fictional character bear this name doesn't make it any better.

This name was good before the '60s, but now this name gets a lot of hate...

R I d I c u l o u s.

It's fine as a nickname for Barbara, which is really old-fashioned anyway. Barbie is a good way to revamp a tired name.

This is my name and I hate it!
I am 14 years old but I get teased at school and I keep being called “Plastic” whenever people are around me, they sing the Barbie Song.
Please, please, I beg you, don’t name your child this or they will end up getting bullied and teased.

I don’t care for it as a full name but if you name your daughter Barbara and call her Barbie for short that’s fine. That way when she gets older she can be called Barbara if she decides Barbie is too cutesy for an adult.

A good name but not all names should be birth/legal names. Some, like Barbie, work only as, and should only ever be used as an abbreviation or term of endearment.

It’s a good name, however this name is usually only associated with the doll and is sometimes used to describe a stereotypical beautiful person (blonde, blue-eyes, incredibly skinny). I would go with Bobbie instead.

Barbie dolls...Just use Barbara, please.

Oh god no.

Sounds like Barb-ee. Also sounds like barb-me if you put an M in there. Not a good name, this is also the name of a disgusting doll with huge boobs that has permanent high heels and blue eyes.

Never.

Don't name a girl this. Someone with the name is going to be teased constantly and will not be taken seriously.

I can see it now, but I also never thought of Barbie when I heard the name Barbara, which, contrary to one of the comments, is not at all old-fashioned but a classic and pretty name.

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I'm a very passionate feminist, who growing up, also very much enjoyed playing with Barbie, and believe it's far-fetched some people associate Barbie with giving girls unreal expectations.

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Barbie, the doll, isn't a stereotype, nor was she portrayed as one by her manufacturer, and so to those making the irrational associations, there's absolutely nothing wrong with being attractive, intelligent and goal-oriented, which are the characteristics Barbie was associated with before the song emphasised the assumptions.

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Regardless, I personally don't like the name Barbie as a given name. As a short form, I think it's fine and reasonably works well at any age. Barbra/Barbara is a beautiful name and if we take a moment to think about it, without any associated needless prejudice, Barbi/Barbie, if so desired, as a short form is actually also quite nice.

It's a shame this name is globally associated with the doll. It could work as a nickname but I see it more fitting for a dog.

I'M A BARBIE GIRL IN A BARBIE WORLD, okay no, it just reminds me of the doll and the song.

Barbie as a legal name for a girl is too cutesy and frilly and I agree that the girl won’t be taken seriously past age 21. Barbie makes a cute nickname for Barbara though, but Barbara sounds so old-fashioned.

I've never thought of Barbie when I heard the name Barbara.

This girl will probably get beaten up. Everyone will think of the doll, and then there's the song 'Barbie Girl' - after all, the song describes Barbie as "a blonde bimbo girl in a fantasy world".

I don't understand why anyone would name their child this, unless the parents want their kid to be like a Barbie or made fun of, this name shouldn't be used. Seriously, someone named Barbie would be teased endlessly, people could compare to the doll or sing 'Barbie Girl' to her, which isn't nice for the poor kid. Sorry if I have offended anyone but I feel this is a bad name to say the least.

Please, whatever you do, DO NOT name your kid after those stupid, airheaded Barbie dolls. I mean, come on, Barbie says that math class is tough and the dolls give girls unrealistic expectations (i.e. sexist ones).

If you are actually looking to name your child after a doll, perhaps Kelly would be slightly better (and cuter). Or Polly. Plus, there are many other dolls, such as the American Girl Dolls, that have genuinely pretty names.

I love the name Barbie! It's pretty, vintage and cute. And yes, I did play with Barbie dolls when I was little but my opinion of this name is positive regardless. :)

One of my closest friends is a Barbie, she was named Barbara after her grandmother but to identify both of them she has always been Barbie. The only person that ever teased her was her ex husband, and trust me she is from a redneck/hillbilly area. She works for a law firm and only the most narrow minded and insecure women she meets have any trouble taking her seriously.

I once knew a woman whose real name was Barbie. She was a wonderful person, but every time I seen her I couldn't stop thinking about the doll. I hate that the name has been stigmatized because it really is kind of cute for a little girl or teenager.

Don't name a girl this, ever. Besides being the name of an annoying doll, it's cutesy, girly, childish, and the woman will have a hard time being taken seriously. It's an awful name.

I wouldn't advise anyone to name their actual daughter Barbie, but for pets it could work. I once met this shetland pony called Barbie - she was so adorable!

I would never use the name Barbie simply due to the fact that I do not like the sound of it. The association with the famous Barbie Doll does not bother me at all. I feel that Barbie, with her independence many professions ranging from astronaut to teacher to ballerina, is a feminist icon.

Sounds boring and cutesy, not to mention everyone immediately thinks of a plastic doll.

This name has no class or prettiness. It's horrible. When I hear the name Barbie I think of stuck up tarts who tease others and are full of themselves. It's a tasteless name. Don't, don't, don't name your kid Barbie. Or Barbra.

Starla Roxanne, I couldn't agree with you more!

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Barbie, if you look past your deep hatred for a toy being unrealistic, is a fine name, that isn't so strange that people would honestly believe you are just naming her after the doll, unless they were totally ignorant. I can easily picture on someone like my aunt, who is a strong smart redhead with a Brooklyn accent.

I think that Barbie is a nice name that I associate more with a little girl then a doll. I think that in the younger grades, most Barbies wouldn't be bullied. Now come high school, they might gte teased.

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Barbie itself, just as a name, is definitely nice. But before naming anyone this, you should make sure to think about any teasing that might happen.

This name makes me think of the toy so I would never name my kid this.

Save yourself and your kid a lot of pain and pick something else than a horrible sounding name like BARBIE, which is, to make it even worse, related to a plastic blonde doll.

Let's face it: this name doesn't exactly make the bearer appear smart. The name has no maturity, class, or dignity to it, seeing as it immediately brings the Barbie doll to mind. Besides, it's just a nickname, and thus it sounds rather infantile as a proper name. Someone with this name will be bullied in school and not taken seriously in the job market.

I know a woman named Barbie and she is definitely not like the plastic doll. I hate how people always associate her with the Barbie Doll, she's a very sweet lady.

Who in their right mind would name their daughter after a plastic bimbo! No offence if you like the name.

A pet form of Barbara or not, a girl will be teased to no end if she bears this name. This name will forever be associated with the Barbie doll: a vapid, warped image of a woman and a feminist's worst nightmare. For a woman to have Barbie's body, she would have to be 7'2'' in height, weigh 120 lbs., have a 38-48'' bust, an 18-23'' waist, and 28-34'' hips. She'd have to crawl around on all fours just to support her unnatural proportions if she were a real flesh-and-blood woman, but still Barbies are shaped in this unrealistic form, sending a bad message to little girls.

It really irritates me when people go around crying about what a terrible role model Barbie is. Barbie is a bad role model, yes. Because she is PLASTIC! I think Barbie is rather cute, insofar as a name related to Barbara can be cute. Yeah, she'll be teased about being named the same as the toy. So will her friend Teddy. But millions of little girls (boys too) the world over have played with and enjoyed Barbie, and if you can find me a girl who claims her self-image was warped by the doll, I'll show you a girl who either grew up in a cave doing nothing but playing with Barbie, or else likes to blame others for her own shortcomings.

Naming your child this doesn't have anything to do with a doll.