Babs

Nickname for Barbara or Babette

"foreign woman"

Babs Origin and Meaning

The name Babs is a girl's name meaning "foreign woman".

Babs is an old-fashioned nickname for Barbara, itself an old-fashioned name that was hugely popular in the 20th century but that's not (yet) on its way back in. If you really want a vintage-y nickname name with a lot of attitude that bucks the current friends, go for Babs instead of Betty or Bea.

Famous People Named Babs

• Babs Tarr American comic book artist
• Babs Reingold Venezuelan,American conceptual artist
• Babs Gonzales (born Lee Brown) American male jazz singer
• Aliu Babatunde "Babs" Fafunwa Nigerian male educator and politician
• Barbara "Babs" Walters American television journalist

The name Babs in Pop Culture

• Babs Bunny character in animated TV show "Tiny Toon Adventures"
• Babs land speed record car built and driven by John Parry,Thomas in 1926
• Babs chicken in animated movie "Chicken Run"
• Babs Seed character on animated TV show "My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic"
• Babs Kramer mother of Cosmo Kramer on TV's "Seinfeld"
• Babs an affectionate nickname often used in the Midlands Region of England