An archaic or alternative spelling of Barbados, the Caribbean island nation, sometimes used historically or poetically.
From 'Barbados,' itself from Spanish 'Los Barbudos' (the Bearded Ones), possibly referring to bearded fig trees on the island or to indigenous people.
The name 'Barbados' comes from Spanish colonizers calling it 'the bearded ones'—whether they meant fig trees or something else remains delightfully mysterious.
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