Barney
[ˈbɑːrni]Meaning
diminutive of Barnabas, Bernard or Barnaby
Background Story
Barney is a diminutive of Barnabas, Bernard or Barnaby, and is recorded as a masculine given name used in Basque, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, French, German and several other languages. It also stands as a short form of Barnard and Barnett, and comes from the Slavic Barni, a pet form of Barnim meaning "defender", a name formerly popular throughout Pomerania. Related forms are Bernie and Berny, with Bernadine as the feminine form.
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