Barnaby
[ˈbɑrnəbi]Meaning
English form of Barnabas, originally a medieval vernacular form
Background Story
Barnaby is the English form of the New Testament name Barnabas, and began as a medieval vernacular form. As a given name it means "son of consolation". Barney is a diminutive of it, and the name is used in Czech, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Russian, Slovak and Spanish, as well as in Biblical Greek and Biblical Latin. The surname Barnaby is a separate Old English surname formed from the Saxon element beorn, "young warrior", and the Danish suffix by, "settlement".
Temperament
Variations
Barnaby's, Barnabe, Barnabé
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