Barnabas is both a masculine given name and a surname. As a given name, it is a New Testament name which means "son of the prophet". Variants of the name include Barnaba, Barnaby, and Barnabás, a Hungarian masculine given name.
People Barnabas, born Joseph, first-century AD Christian disciple Andrew Barnabas, video game music composer John Barnabas (1929–1994), Indian evolutionary biologist Levi Barnabas (born 1964), Canadian politician Mathews Barnabas (1924–2012), Malankara Metropolitan Yetunde Barnabas (born 1990), Nigerian model and actress Vicent Barnabas (born 1985), Tanzanian footballer Yusuf Barnabas Bala (1956–2021), Nigerian politician and architect Barnabas Bidwell (1763–1833), American author, teacher, and politician Barnabas Brough (c. 1795–1854), British merchant and accountant Robert Barnabas Brough (1828–1860), English writer Barnabas Burns (1817–1883), American lawyer, businessman, and politician Barnabas Daru (fl. 2000s–2020s), Nigerian-American plant ecologist and biogeographer Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini (1942–2018), Prime Minister of Eswatini Sibusiso Dlamini (born 1980), Swazi footballer Barnabas Eldridge (1843–1911), American industrialist Barnabas Fung (born 1960), Hong Kong judge Barnabas Andyar Gemade (born 1948), Nigerian politician Barnabas Geevarghese, Metropolitan Barnabas Gooch (died c. 1926), English lawyer and academic Barnabas Gunn (c. 1680–1753), English organist and composer Barnabas R. Halem 'Imana (1929–2016), Ugandan priest Barney Hopkinson (born 1939), Anglican priest Barnabas Imenger (1975–2021), Nigerian footballer Barnabas Imenger (born 1991), Nigerian footballer, son of the footballer born 1975 Barnabas Kelet Henagan (1798–1855), physician and governor of South Carolina Barnabas Kinyor (born 1961), Kenyan athlete Bart Latuheru (born 1965), Dutch footballer Barnabas Long (), Archdeacon of Cleveland Barnabas Lindars (1923–1991), English scholar Barnabas McDonald (1865–1929), Brother of the Christian Schools Barnabas Muturi Mwangi, Kenyan politician Barnabas Nawangwe (born 1956), Ugandan architect and academic Barnabas O'Brien (died 1657), 6th Earl of Thomond Barnabas Oley (1602–1686), English churchman and academic Barnabas Root, (died 1877), Sierra Leonean reverend Barnabas A. Samatta (born 1940), Tanzanian lawyer Barnabas Scudamore (1609–1651), English soldier Barnabas Suebu (born 1946), Indonesian governor of province Papua Barney White-Spunner (born 1957), British Army officer Barnabas Wood (1819–1875), American dentist and inventor Barnabas Zhang (1882–1961), Chinese churchman
Fictional characters Barnabas Burnaby, protagonist in the musical comedy Hullo Healo Barnabas Collins, vampire in the soap opera Dark Shadows Barnabas Tharmr, a major antagonist from the 2023 video game Final Fantasy XVI Barnabas, a rabbit from the movie Peter Rabbit 2, who tricks the protagonist into stealing food for him
See also Barnabus (disambiguation) Barry (name)
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