The baby name Barnaba is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /barˈnɑːbə/; respelling: bar-NAH-buh (also bar-NAH-ba in languages with a clear final 'a').
Barnaba is Aramaic in Origin.
The baby name Barnaba is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /barˈnɑːbə/; respelling: bar-NAH-buh (also bar-NAH-ba in languages with a clear final 'a').
Barnaba is Aramaic in Origin.
Barnaba is the Italian and Polish form of Barnabas, from Aramaic bar (“son of”) + navā/nebū’ā, rendered in the New Testament as hyios paraklēseōs, “son of encouragement” or “comfort.” The name entered Greek as Barnabas and Latin unchanged, spreading through Christian Europe with the cult of Saint Barnabas, the Cypriot companion of St. Paul (Acts 4:36). It saw steady ecclesiastical use in Italy - note the 16th‑century Barnabite order in Milan - and appears in parish records across Poland and the Eastern Mediterranean, especially among Greek and Cypriot Christians.
Variants include Barnabas (English/Biblical), Barnaby (English), Barnabé (French), Bernabé (Spanish), Barnabé (Portuguese), Hungarian Barnabás (short form Barna), Greek Varnavas, Russian/Ukrainian Varnava, Lithuanian Barnabas, and Romanian Barnaba. Diminutives include Barney (English) and Barna (Hungarian). In contemporary use, Barnaba is rare yet resonant, a traditional, saintly choice anchored in the uplifting meaning “son of encouragement.”
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD | 0 | #101 | 2 | 2,130 | |
| JO | 0 | #140 | 1 | 2,158 | |
| PL | 0 | #210 | 3 | 2,600 | |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #313 | 23 | 6,459 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #357 | 2 | 7,678 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #363 | 2 | 5,096 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #388 | 2 | 7,057 |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| EG | 0 | #412 | 1 | 6,387 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #420 | 26 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #473 | 2 | 14,421 | |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #919 | 7 | 15,035 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,038 | 2 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,143 | 1 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,181 | 2 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,285 | 187 | 10,046 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,425 | 22 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,691 | 1 | 28,008 |
Barnaba is popular in 17 countries — most recent births per country:
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