Barney

  • Boy
  • 6 letters
English Used as a diminutive of Barnard, meaning strong as a bear. Also a diminutive of Barnaby, which is a variant of the Hebrew Barnabas meaning son of consolation, son of exhortation, or son of comfort.
Hebrew Comfort.
Short form of Barnabas

Barney is a boy’s name of English and Hebrew origin. Meaning in English: Used as a diminutive of Barnard, meaning strong as a bear. Also a diminutive of Barnaby, which is a variant of the Hebrew Barnabas meaning son of consolation, son of exhortation, or son of comfort. Meaning in Hebrew: Comfort. Barney is a short form of Barnabas. The name has 6 letters.

Related names

Hebrew

Son of prophecy. Also a variant of Barnabas: Comfort.

English

Of honorable birth. Also derives from the Old English word for burning. Also in use as a variant of Bernard.

German Hebrew

Brave. Comfort.

English

From the baron's home.

English French Hebrew Teutonic

Warrior; A title of nobility used as a given name. A title of nobility used as a given name. Derived from phrase Bar Aaron meaning son of Aaron. Noble fighter.