sˈeɪnt bˈɑːɹbɚɹə hæd lˈɔŋ hˈɛɹ, ænd ɪz ˈɔːlsoʊ ɐsˈoʊsɪˌeɪɾᵻd wɪð lˈaɪtnɪŋ—pɚhˈæps ðɪ ˌɪndᵻvˈɪdʒuːəl flˈaʊɚz ɹᵻzˈɛmbəl lˈaɪtnɪŋ bˈoʊlts, ɔːɹ ðə hˈoʊl hˈɛd ʌv flˈaʊɚz ɹᵻzˈɛmbəlz sˈeɪnt bˈɑːɹbɚɹəz lˈɔŋ lˈɑːks kˈɔɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪv.
Saint Barbara had long hair, and is also associated with lightning—perhaps the individual flowers resemble lightning bolts, or the whole head of flowers resembles Saint Barbara's long locks (Coin 2005).