"Barnabas" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈbɑɹnəbəs/ [General-American], /ˈbɑːnəbəs/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Barnabas.wav [Southern-England]
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”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Barnabas
  1. (biblical) An early Christian, one of the earliest Christian disciples in Jerusalem Translations (An early Christian): Βαρναβᾶς (Barnabâs) (Ancient Greek), بَرْنَابَا (barnābā) [masculine] (Arabic), בַרְנֶבֻאָה (Barneḇú’â) [masculine] (Aramaic), Բառնաբաս (Baṙnabas) (Armenian), Варнава (Varnava) [masculine] (Bulgarian), Bernabé (Catalan), ᏆᏂᏆ (quaniqua) (Cherokee), Barnabas (Finnish), Barnabé (French), Barnabeu (Galician), ბარნაბა (barnaba) (Georgian), Βαρνάβας (Varnávas) (Greek), बरनबास (barnabās) [masculine] (Hindi), Barnabás (Hungarian), Barnaba (Italian), Барнаба (english: Barnaba) (Kazakh), Barnabas (Latin), Barnabas [masculine] (Manx), Barnaip [masculine] (Old Irish), Barnaba [masculine] (Polish), Barnabé [masculine] (Portuguese), Варна́ва (Varnáva) [animate, masculine] (Russian), Bernabé [masculine] (Spanish)
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  2. A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin. Translations (male given name): בַרְנֶבֻאָה (Barneḇú’â) [masculine] (Aramaic), Barnev [masculine] (Breton), Варнава (Varnava) [masculine] (Bulgarian), Bernabé (Catalan), ⲃⲁⲣⲛⲁⲃⲁⲥ (barnabas) (Coptic), Barnabeu (Galician), बार्नबस (bārnabas) [masculine] (Hindi), Barnabás (Hungarian), Barnaba [masculine] (Italian), Pānapa (Māori), Barnaba [masculine] (Polish), Barnabé [masculine] (Portuguese), Bernabé [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Barnabas-en-name-WxDpcTb1 Categories (other): English given names, English male given names, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Old Irish translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Old Irish translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of 'male given name': 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Barnabite Related terms: Barnaby [variant] Related terms (pet form): Barney
Disambiguation of 'pet form': 46 54
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      "sense": "An early Christian",
      "word": "Բառնաբաս"
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      "sense": "An early Christian",
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      "word": "ბარნაბა"
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      "word": "Варна́ва"
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      "code": "cop",
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      "roman": "barnabas",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "ⲃⲁⲣⲛⲁⲃⲁⲥ"
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      "sense": "male given name",
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      "code": "hi",
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      "code": "it",
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      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Māori",
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      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Pānapa"
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      "code": "pl",
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      "code": "pt",
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      "code": "es",
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