Barnabas
Meanings
name
- An early Christian, one of the earliest Christian disciples in Jerusalem
- A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.
Pronunciation
Word forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Βαρναβᾶς (Barnabâs), from Aramaic בַרְנֶבֻאָה (barneḇú’â, literally “prophet's son”), from בּר (bar, “son of”) and נְבִיָּא (nəḇiyyā, “prophet”).
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