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Barnabas (male)

Variants:Barna (M) Barnaba (M) Barnabé (M) Barnaby (M) Bernabé (M)
Pet Name(s):Barney (M) Barny (M)
Derivative(s):Barnaby (M)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:

English and German, from the New Testament. The original name is from an Aramaic name meaning "son of consolation".

The Hungarian form is accented: Barnabás.
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