Barnaby Meaning

What does Barnaby mean?

The name Barnaby is of English origin.

The meaning of Barnaby is "son of the prophet, son of Exhortation, son of Comfort".

Barnaby is generally used as a boy's name.

It consists of 7 letters and 3 syllables and is pronounced Bar-na-by.

Barnaby is a form of Barnabas. See Barnabas for further details.

Barnaby is quite a valiant name and a welcome find.

This great little boy name has a natural charm.

Barnaby has no variant spellings.

In the U.S. in 2018, it ranked 9,735 in baby name popularity for boys with 7 occurrences. Less than 5 girls were given the name.

In contrast, the year before it ranked 7,602 in baby name popularity for boys with 10 occurrences. Less than 5 girls were given the name.

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Barnaby is a form of Barnabas.

The name Bembe is a form of Barnaby.

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