Barnaby

No one in Australia is calling their kids Barnaby, google Barnaby Joyce and you will understand.

I once knew of a boy named Barnaby Bernard - now that is one tongue twister of a name.

I'd like to formally disagree with the main page - Barnaby is the most hideous name of all time. Don't give it to your kids.

I love this name, and Barney as a nickname, and the purple dinosaur is a cute, fun association.

Nicknames are supposed to be shorter so you'd probably use Abel , Abe or Aby

I like it, but not Barney as a nn.

It's so cute! And yet so dorky... I have no idea why

Cozy delicious name like Chester.

On the surface, Barnaby seems like a name that'd automatically be put on my favorites list- three syllable, old-ish with meaning and roots, not obviously appealing to the general public. But nope :( I think of wallaby, the creepy purple Barney dinosaur, that gross Barney Stinson TV character and I associate it with some incompetent-type confused and bewildered joke character you'd often see in pop culture. This is one of the Nameberry loves I can't really get behind.

Barney the Dinosaur is still the first thing that comes to my mind w/any variant of Barny.

Love this name! Great vintage name with a British feel.

It sounds old hat to me

Yeah, me neither. Just another well-loved name I don't get. I mean, it's decent as far as names go but- what you said.

They're onto something.

Do not understand the appeal of this name at all. It sounds oafish, comical and cartoony.

This was a name I used to find laughable yet somehow now I'm beginning to love it. It's strange how tastes change.

I love this name so much but everyone in my family hates it with a burning passion for some reason.

Something about this name makes me feel all homey and warm inside.

Total recent name crush. It sounds warm and confident and clever to me.

My brother's name :) I love it!