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Barnabas
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Barnabás Barnabáš
English
Etymology
From en grc Βαρναβᾶς, from en arc בַרְנֶבֻאָה barneḇú’â prophet's son, from arc בּר bar son of and arc נְבִיָּא nəḇiyyā prophet.
Pronunciation
en GA /ˈbɑɹnəbəs/ RP /ˈbɑːnəbəs/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Barnabas.wav Southern England
Proper noun
en biblical character An early Christian, one of the earliest Christian disciples in Jerusalem
Acts 4 36 37 And Joses, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas, (which is, being interpreted, The son of consolation, ) a Levite, and of the country of Cyprus, having land, sold it, and brought the money, and laid it at the apostles' feet.
en male Hebrew of biblical origin.
Derived terms
en Barnabite
Related terms
variant: Barnaby
pet form: Barney
Translations
An early Christian
Arabic: ar بَرْنَابَا m
Aramaic: arc בַרְנֶבֻאָה m Barneḇú’â
Armenian: hy Բառնաբաս
Bulgarian: bg Варнава m
Catalan: ca Bernabé
Cherokee: chr ᏆᏂᏆ
Finnish: fi Barnabas
French: fr Barnabé
Galician: gl Barnabeu
Georgian: ka ბარნაბა
Greek: el Βαρνάβας
Ancient Greek: grc Βαρναβᾶς
Hindi: hi बरनबास m barnabās
Hungarian: hu Barnabás
Irish:
Old Irish: sga Barnaip m
Italian: it Barnaba
Kazakh: kk Барнаба
Latin: la Barnabas
Manx: gv Barnabas m
Polish: pl Barnaba m
Portuguese: pt Barnabé m
Russian: ru Варна́ва m-an
Spanish: es Bernabé m
male given name
Aramaic: arc בַרְנֶבֻאָה m Barneḇú’â
Breton: br Barnev m
Bulgarian: bg Варнава m
Catalan: ca Bernabé
Coptic: cop ⲃⲁⲣⲛⲁⲃⲁⲥ
Galician: gl Barnabeu
Hindi: hi बार्नबस m
Hungarian: hu Barnabás
Italian: it Barnaba m
Māori: mi Pānapa
Polish: pl Barnaba m
Portuguese: pt Barnabé m
Spanish: es Bernabé m
Finnish
Etymology
From fi grc Βαρναβᾶς.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
fi biblical character Barnabas
Declension
sg Barnab a a