Barny - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Barny \b(a)-rny, bar-ny\ is a variant of Barnabas (Greek, Aramaic), Barney (English) and Bernard (Old French, Old German), and the meaning of Barny is "son of consolation; strong, brave bear".

The baby name Barny sounds like Barni, Barna, Berny and Birny. Other similar baby names are Barry, Carny and Karny.

Barny is an uncommon first name for men and an equally uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)

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