"Barney" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˈbɑɹni/ [General-American], /ˈbɑːni/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Barney.wav [Southern-England] Forms: Barneys [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)ni Etymology: From either the Old English personal name Bera (genitive singular Beran) or from Old English beren (“growing with barley”) + īeġ (“island”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|ang|beren||growing with barley}} Old English beren (“growing with barley”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Barney (countable and uncountable, plural Barneys)
  1. A male given name:
    A male given name transferred from the surname.
    Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Barney-en-name-MyPI3QNW Categories (other): English given names, English male given names
  2. A male given name:
    A diminutive of the male given names Barnabas, Barnaby, Bernard, and Barnett.
    Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Barney-en-name-ajlePpdY Categories (other): English diminutives of male given names, English given names, English male given names
  3. A male given name:
    A male given name from Old English.
    Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Barney-en-name-BX2Z-cU8 Categories (other): English given names, English male given names
  4. A surname:
    A surname transferred from the given name.
    Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Barney-en-name-ZJTlNwx8 Categories (other): English surnames
  5. A surname:
    A surname from Old English.
    A surname from Old English [in turn from placenames] from the place name Barney, Old English "barn/barley island".
    Tags: countable, uncountable Derived forms: Barn, Barne, Barneyesque, Barney Rubble, Barneys Reef, Barney-style
    Sense id: en-Barney-en-name-y0PbD3QR Categories (other): English surnames
  6. A surname:
    A surname from Old English.
    A surname from Old English [in turn transferred from the given name].
    Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Barney-en-name-nJ2e0307 Categories (other): English surnames
  7. A placename:
    A village in Fulmodeston parish, North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TF9932).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in England, Places in Norfolk, England, Villages in England, Villages in Norfolk, England
    Sense id: en-Barney-en-name-igANmRo6
  8. A placename:
    A place in the United States:
    An unincorporated community in Faulkner County, Arkansas.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Arkansas, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Arkansas, USA
    Sense id: en-Barney-en-name-G-~62Vu7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Fictional characters Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 5 7 3 16 8 4 28 7 7 7 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 3 5 4 4 12 5 5 23 8 8 8 2 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 5 3 4 13 4 5 29 8 8 7 2 10 Disambiguation of Fictional characters: 3 5 5 3 14 5 4 26 10 10 10 4
  9. A placename:
    A place in the United States:
    An unincorporated community in Brooks County, Georgia.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Georgia, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Georgia, USA
    Sense id: en-Barney-en-name-J21Gh0wm
  10. A placename:
    A place in the United States:
    An unincorporated community in Madison County, Iowa.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Iowa, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Iowa, USA
    Sense id: en-Barney-en-name-AxBWLzf2
  11. A placename:
    A place in the United States:
    A minor city in Richland County, North Dakota.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Cities in North Dakota, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in North Dakota, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Barney-en-name-ieV5wuTu
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈbɑɹni/ [General-American], /ˈbɑːni/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Barney.wav [Southern-England] Forms: Barneys [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)ni Etymology: From the character Barney of the television show Barney and Friends. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Barney (plural Barneys)
  1. A television character popular among children, especially one who is a vividly colored animal mascot.
    Sense id: en-Barney-en-noun-gDLEE~8N
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name [Translingual]

Head templates: {{head|mul|proper noun|head=}} Barney, {{mul-proper noun}} Barney
  1. A botanical plant name author abbreviation for botanist E.E. Barney (fl. 1877-79).
    Sense id: en-Barney-mul-name-SPSoqnc1 Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Translingual entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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