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maleBarnes - Name Meaning and Origin


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The boy's name Barnes \b(a)-rnes, bar-nes\ is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "near the barns". Place name. The name's slightly rakish aura possibly goes back to Jake Barnes, hero of Hemingway's novel "The Sun Also Rises".

Baby names that sound like Barnes are Byrnes, Bernis, Burns and Burnis. Other similar baby names are Barney and Barnet.

Barnes is a very rare male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Barnes. Click here to compare Barnes with related baby names.

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Canada (BC), England and Wales, Ireland, Scotland, Sweden, Australia (NSW) Top 100 rankings for: Barnes

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