BARNABAS  

Gender: M
Origin: Aramaic
Meaning: "son of comfort"

Attractive but a bit Old World; we prefer the update Barnaby.

Variations:
Barnebus, Barnebas, Barnabus

Barnabas is being discussed in our message boards:

• Octuplets
• alphabetical elimination-Boyz
• Name for Penelope's twin brother
• Secret Name Heresies
• CAF

Read Nameberry blog posts about Barnabas:

• UNDERRATED NAMES