another Barbara here - I was called Barby when younger, now only aunts and cousins still call me that.
DH calls me Bubba, that's OK. Most people call me Barb. I don't feel like a Barb. My mum told me she wanted to name me Bonnie Jean, I would have liked that. (love that song!). I guess my dad vetoed it, which is weird as he was Irish, she was Italian.