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Barnabas

Gender: M Popularity: this week. Origin of Barnabas: Aramaic Meaning of Barnabas: "son of consolation"
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Barnabas, whose birth name was Joseph, was one of the earliest Christian disciples in Jerusalem, who undertook missionary journeys with Paul the Apostle, His name is a bit Old World compared to the update Barnaby, but could gain some attention as boys’ names ending in ‘s’ are enjoying a comeback.

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Barnabas Collins, from the US show Dark Shadows

Barnabas "Barney" Stinson, from How I Met Your Mother (played by Neil Patrick Harris)

Barabas is a scary character in Russian stories

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