Why is Jim Gordon's daughter named Barbara?

The baby was named Barbara Lee Gordon. When talking with Jim, Barbara explained why she chose the name that she did. She said she wanted her daughter to grow up knowing who she could count on, so she named her after the three people she could always trust: Herself, Jim, and Lee.
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Is Barbara Gordon Jim's daughter?

Following the reboot, Barbara Gordon is born to Roger and Thelma Gordon, and she is Jim Gordon's niece/adopted daughter in post-crisis continuity.
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Who is Barbara Kean to Jim Gordon?

Barbara Eileen Gordon (née Kean) is Jim Gordon's ex-wife. She is the mother of James Gordon, Jr. and, after Flashpoint, Barbara Gordon. Her history and fate have been repeatedly retconned over the years.
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What is Jim Gordon's daughters name?

Barbara Lee Gordon is a minor character in the fifth and final season of Gotham. She is the daughter of Jim Gordon and Barbara Kean, and a younger version of Batgirl from the comics. Her middle name is taken after Jim's wife Lee Thompkins.
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Does Jim Gordon have a baby with Barbara in Gotham?

However, Barbara and Jim did have a son named James Gordon, Jr., and fans have pointed out that he shares some similarities with Gotham's villainous portrayal of Barbara Kean. Check out BATMAN: THE BLACK MIRROR by Scott Snyder and Jock, and you'll see how dangerous James Jr.
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Jim Gordon Picks Up His Daughter And Asks For Ice Cream (Gotham TV Series)



How did Barbara get pregnant on Gotham?

After having a one night stand with Jim, Barbara became pregnant with his child and attempted to get into his good graces until the return of Lee Thompkins. She then discovered that Penguin and Ed found a way out of Gotham and formed a distant alliance with them, for the sake of her unborn child.
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Is Barbara Kean Harley Quinn?

Barbara Kean was portrayed by Erin Richards. During the run of the show, the showrunners considered turning Barbara Kean into the iconic Batman villain Harley Quinn, the sidekick and girlfriend of the Joker.
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Who is Barbara Gordons mom?

Creators. Barbara Eileen Gordon is the ex-wife of James Gordon and the mother of Barbara Gordon and James Gordon, Jr.
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Who does Barbara Kean become in Gotham?

She briefly becomes the queen of Gotham before being electrocuted to death by Tabitha. In the fourth season Barbara gets resurrected by Ra's al Ghul. She then makes peace and reunites with Tabitha and Selina Kyle, being known as The Sirens.
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Why did Barbara become evil?

She became a criminal after her psyche was shattered by being kidnapped, tortured, raped(implied) and forced to “choose” to kill her own parents by a serial killer she met after Jim Gordon just tossed her aside like an unwanted toy when he decided he didn't have the time to deal with her already fragile state after ...
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What is Barbara secret in Gotham?

She Was Involved With Drug Dealers

Both Renee and Barbara appear to have a past history with drug use, as revealed in "The Balloonman," but it seems odd that Barbara would hide a past of drug use if she is now sober.
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Did Barbara cheat on Gordon in Gotham?

To the show's credit, at least Jim doesn't call off the engagement when he finds out Barbara used to date Renee Montoya. But that's small potatoes next to the crime it does commit: falling into the Cheating Bisexual trope.
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Is Jim Gordon Barbara's dad?

Gordon is the father or adoptive father (depending on the continuity) of Barbara Gordon, the first modern Batgirl and the information broker Oracle. Jim Gordon also has a biological son, James Gordon Jr., a psychopathic serial killer who first appeared in Batman: Year One (as an infant).
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What is Batgirl real name?

Barbara Gordon and her alter ego Batgirl debuted in Detective Comics #359, "The Million Dollar Debut of Batgirl" (1967).
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Does Barbara Gordon only have one leg?

When out fighting crime, Barbara came close to the Joker, one of Batman's biggest nemeses, and he got the better of her. During an exchange, the Joker shot her, and as a result, she lost the ability to use her legs. This plays out slightly differently in Titans, as Barbara lost one of her legs.
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Is Commissioner Gordons son Robin?

James Worthington Gordon Jr., also known as "J.J. Gordon", is the psychopathic son of Gotham City police commissioner James Gordon and his first wife, Barbara Eileen Gordon.
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Who is Harley Quinn in Gotham?

Ecco was specifically created to serve as the Gotham version of Harley Quinn. The two, aside from physical traits, share a number of similarities, including their devotion to their bosses (Jeremiah and the Joker) and usage of terms like "Puddin'".
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Is Batgirl related to Alfred?

Batgirl was Batman's second sidekick. She was the niece of Alfred Pennyworth.
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Who does Kristen Kringle become?

Kristen Kringle was the record keeper of the Gotham City Police Department. She later became the girlfriend of Edward Nygma and after discovering that he had killed her ex-boyfriend Tom Dougherty, rejected him, causing him to kill her by accident.
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What villain does Barbara Kean become?

She develops into a nemesis for Oswald Cobblepot, and she teams up with Edward Nygma, Tabitha and Butch Gilzean to destroy him. Later, she becomes the "queen of Gotham", and leads a crime family, with Butch and Tabitha as her former lieutenants. Later, Barbara recreates The Sirens, under Oswald's leadership.
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What did Ra's al Ghul give to Barbara?

Fans were finally given answers during tonight's episode, where it was revealed that during her resurrection, Ra's al Ghul made Barbara the next Demon's Head, the mystically empowered leader of the League of Shadows -- a band of expert assassins who operate in secret on a global scale.
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How many kids do Jim Gordon have?

Jim and Barbara had two kids by some accounts (Barbara and James Jr.), and three by others (Anthony "Tony" Gordon; more on him later).
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What happened to Jim Gordon and Lee's baby?

After Jim is set up for the murder of Carl Pinkney and sentenced to life in prison, he tells Leslie to forget about him and raise their child on her own, much to her distress. Leslie lost the baby and left Gotham City, she went to work for the Hillsborough Police Department in Atlanta.
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Did Batgirl have a child?

As revealed in the comic Batman Beyond 2.0, Bruce Wayne and Barbara Gordon had an affair while Barbara's boyfriend Dick Grayson was away. Barbara fell pregnant. Her crimefighting caused her to have a miscarriage. She would go on to marry someone else.
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