Name Meaning & Origin
"The Mediterranean coastal areas of North Africa that were used as a base by pirates in the 16th to 19th centuries."
Data last updated: 2025 SSA records
The Barbary Coast were the coastal areas of central and western North Africa, more specifically, the Maghreb and the Ottoman borderlands consisting of the regencies in Algiers, Tunis, and Tripoli, as well as the Sultanate of Morocco from the 16th to 19th centuries. The term originates from an exonym for the Berbers.
The Barbary Coast were the coastal areas of central and western North Africa, more specifically, the Maghreb and the Ottoman borderlands consisting of the regencies in Algiers, Tunis, and Tripoli, as well as the Sultanate of Morocco from the 16th to 19th centuries. The term originates from an exonym for the Berbers.
Life Path 4 — Stability & Hard Work: Reliable, disciplined, and exceptionally organized.
Root element "Barbary" emerges in Multiple origins tradition, carrying the core meaning "The Mediterranean coastal areas of North Africa that were used as a base by pirates in the 16th to 19th centuries.".
Used in English literary and religious texts, spreading through cultural exchange.
Carried across regions through trade, religion, and migration. Multiple spelling variants develop.
Standardized in its current form. Continues to be used across multiple cultures worldwide.
A name used globally.
The Life Path number for Barbary is 4, associated with Stability & Hard Work. Soul Urge: 2. Personality: 11.
Barbary is Gender-Neutral. Based on US data, 50% male and 50% female.
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