Barney

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Barney

Gender: Masculine
Language: English
Etymology:
Barney is usually short for the names Barnaby, or Barnabas. Barnabas is the Greek form of either:
1. A Hebrew name meaning “Son of Comfort.”
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2. An Aramaic name meaning “Son of the Prophet.”
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On occasion, Barney is short for the Barnard, or Bernard, from an Old English name, Beornheard, which means “Brave as a Bear,” or “Strength of the Bear” from “beorn” (bear), and “heard (hardy, brave, strong).

History:
N/A
Please see Barnaby for for information.

Pronunciation: barn-ay.

Alternates: Barnie, Barny.

Famous Bearers:
Fictional Characters:
Barney Rubble
From the sixties cartoon show The Flintstones.
Barney
A large, purple dinosaur on a children’s television show, Barney.

Miscellaneous:
Barney Oldfield (Berna Eli Oldfield) (1878-1946)
American automobile racer.
Barney Ewell (Norwood H. Ewell) (1918-1996)
American Olympic athlete.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.009 % Barney

Popularity of Barney:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1910: 269th most popular.
1910-1920: 317th most popular.
1920-1930: 413th most popular.
1930-1940: 432nd most popular.
1940-1950: 439th most popular.
1950-1960: 470th most popular.
1960-1970: 644th most popular.
1970-2000: N/A