"Barnabas" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈbɑɹnəbəs/ [General-American]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek Βαρναβᾶς (Barnabâs), from Aramaic בַרְנֶבֻאָה (barneḇú’â, literally “prophet's son”), from בּר (bar, “son of”) and נְבִיָּא (nəḇiyyā, “prophet”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|Βαρναβᾶς}} Ancient Greek Βαρναβᾶς (Barnabâs), {{der|en|arc|בַרְנֶבֻאָה|lit=prophet's son|tr=barneḇú’â}} Aramaic בַרְנֶבֻאָה (barneḇú’â, literally “prophet's son”), {{m|arc|בּר|t=son of|tr=bar}} בּר (bar, “son of”), {{m|arc|נְבִיָּא|t=prophet|tr=nəḇiyyā}} נְבִיָּא (nəḇiyyā, “prophet”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Barnabas
  1. (biblical) An early Christian, one of the earliest Christian disciples in Jerusalem Categories (topical): Biblical characters Translations (An early Christian): Βαρναβᾶς (Barnabâs) (Ancient Greek), بَرْنَابَا (barnābā) [masculine] (Arabic), בַרְנֶבֻאָה (Barneḇú’â) [masculine] (Aramaic), Բառնաբաս (Baṙnabas) (Armenian), Bernabé (Catalan), Barnabas (Finnish), Barnabé (French), Barnabeu (Galician), ბარნაბა (barnaba) (Georgian), Βαρνάβας (Varnávas) (Greek), Barnabás (Hungarian), Barnaba (Italian), Barnabas (Latin), Barnabas [masculine] (Manx), Barnaba [masculine] (Polish), Barnabé [masculine] (Portuguese), Варна́ва (Varnáva) [animate, masculine] (Russian), Bernabé [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Barnabas-en-name--xnqFaxC Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion Disambiguation of 'An early Christian': 95 5
  2. A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin. Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names, Individuals Related terms (pet form): Barney Translations (male given name): בַרְנֶבֻאָה (Barneḇú’â) [masculine] (Aramaic), Barnev [masculine] (Breton), Bernabé (Catalan), ⲃⲁⲣⲛⲁⲃⲁⲥ (barnabas) (Coptic), Barnabeu (Galician), Barnabás (Hungarian), Barnaba [masculine] (Italian), Pānapa (Maori), Barnaba [masculine] (Polish), Barnabé [masculine] (Portuguese), Bernabé [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Barnabas-en-name-WxDpcTb1 Disambiguation of Individuals: 14 86 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 17 83 Disambiguation of 'pet form': 23 77 Disambiguation of 'male given name': 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Barnaby [variant]

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      "word": "Pānapa"
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    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Barnaba"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Barnabé"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Bernabé"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Barnabas"
  ],
  "word": "Barnabas"
}

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