Barney

proper nouncommon in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈbɑːni//
United States//ˈbɑɹni//

A male given name: A male given name transferred from the surname.

proper noun

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A male given name: A male given name transferred from the surname.
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A male given name: A diminutive of the male given names Barnabas, Barnaby, Bernard, or Barnett.
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A male given name: A male given name from Old English.
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A surname: A surname transferred from the given name.
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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".
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A surname: A surname from Old English. A surname from Old English [in turn transferred from the given name].
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A placename: A village in Fulmodeston parish, North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TF9932).
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A placename: A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Faulkner County, Arkansas.
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A placename: A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Brooks County, Georgia.
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A placename: A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Madison County, Iowa.
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A placename: A place in the United States: A minor city in Richland County, North Dakota.

Etymology

From either the Old English personal name Bera (genitive singular Beran) or from Old English beren (“growing with barley”) + īeġ (“island”).

Forms

plural: Barneys

Barnes · A surname.Barnett · An English surname.barney · A noisy argument.

Barney · A male given name: A male given name transferred from the surname.

baron · The male ruler of a barony.Baron · A surname from French baroness · The wife of a baron.

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