English Explanatory Dictionary

Barnaby

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A lively and fast-paced dance; (by extension) any quick and uneven movement.
name
  1. A male given name from Hebrew, from the medieval vernacular form of Barnabas.

Word forms

Barnaby

Etymology

* English surname of Aramaic origin, from בַּר נְבִיָּא (bar nəḇiyyā, literally “prophet’s son”). * Also as an English surname, from Old English Beornwald, from beorn (“young warrior”) + wealdan (“rule”) + Old Norse býr (“farmstead”).

Derived words

long Barnaby
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