Barney.
A male given name:
Meaning & usage
A male given name: A male given name transferred from the surname.
A male given name: A diminutive of the male given names Barnabas, Barnaby, Bernard, and Barnett.
A male given name: A male given name from Old English.
A surname: A surname transferred from the given name.
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".
A surname: A surname from Old English. A surname from Old English [in turn transferred from the given name].
A placename: A village in Fulmodeston parish, North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TF9932).
A placename: A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Faulkner County, Arkansas.
A placename: A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Brooks County, Georgia.
A placename: A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Madison County, Iowa.
A placename: A place in the United States: A minor city in Richland County, North Dakota.
Where this word comes from
From either the Old English personal name Bera (genitive singular Beran) or from Old English beren (“growing with barley”) + īeġ (“island”).
A television character popular among children, especially one who is a vividly colored animal mascot.
Where this word comes from
From the character Barney of the television show Barney and Friends.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.