Barnaby
Barnaby is a boy name of Aramaic origin, meaning Son of consolation.
What Barnaby means
Son of consolation.
Barnaby sits at 7 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Barnaby comes from
Aramaic names come from the language spoken across the ancient Near East, and several reached wide use through early Christian and Jewish texts.
Barnaby is recorded as Aramaic in origin. Browse other Aramaic names.
How popular is Barnaby?
Barnaby is not in the current top 100 boy names we track. In practice that means a child called Barnaby is unlikely to be one of three in a classroom — the name is established and recognisable, just not in heavy circulation right now.
The character of Barnaby
Barnaby spans scripture and faith, which is why it can read differently depending on which association you notice first. Both threads are worth following.
Names like Barnaby
These share Barnaby's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Abraham — Father of multitudes.
- Abram — Exalted father.
- Cohen — Priest.
- Eli — Ascended; my God.
- Enoch — Dedicated and devoted.
- Hosea — Salvation.
- Isaiah — God is salvation.
- Jeremiah — God will exalt.
- John — God is gracious.
- Joshua — God is salvation.
- Judah — Praised.
- Lazar — God has helped.