Barnaby - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Barnaby \b(a)-rna-by, bar-naby\ is a variant of Barnabas (Greek, Aramaic), and the meaning of Barnaby is "son of consolation". See also Barney and Burnaby.

The baby name Barnaby sounds like Barnabey, Barnabe and Barnaba. Other similar baby names are Bernabe, Barny, Barnabus, Barnabie, Barnabee and Barna.

Barnaby is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#16255 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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