Barny as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Barny

What is the meaning of the name Barny ?

The baby name Barny is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈbɑːrni/ or /ˈbɑrni/ (BAR-nee).

Barny is Greek in Origin.

Barny is a streamlined spelling of Barney, the familiar English diminutive of Barnabas, and in Ireland and Britain, also of Bernard. As a Barnabas short form, it inherits an Aramaic sense recorded in the New Testament: son of encouragement or comfort, from bar "son" plus a root of exhortation or prophecy. When used for Bernard, it carries the Germanic elements bern "bear" and hard "brave, hardy," yielding the meaning brave as a bear.

Usage is anchored by Saint Barnabas, companion of Paul, which brought the name into medieval Europe; the English form Barnaby appears in parish records and later in literature (notably Dickens's Barnaby Rudge). Pet forms Barney/Barny spread through the 18th-19th centuries in Britain, Ireland, and North America, especially as a friendly everyday name. Related variants include Barnie, Barni (Hungarian), Barnabas/Barnaby, Hungarian Barnabás, and Bernard/Bernhard; less formal nicknames include Barn.