Burnabas as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Burnabas

What is the meaning of the name Burnabas ?

The baby name Burnabas is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /bɜrˈnɑːbəs/ (BUR-NAH-bəs).

Burnabas is Aramaic in Origin.

Burnabas is a modern respelling of Barnabas, rooted in Aramaic via Greek. The name Barnabas combines Aramaic bar ("son of") with a second element interpreted in the New Testament as paraklesis ("encouragement, consolation"), yielding the traditional meaning "son of encouragement" or "son of consolation"; many scholars also link it to the Aramaic root for "prophecy." Burnabas preserves the same pronunciation in many accents, adding a stylistic u without changing the sense.

In the New Testament, Barnabas appears in Acts as Joseph called Barnabas, a Levite from Cyprus and early companion of Paul; the name spread across Christendom and medieval Europe. International forms include Barnabé (French), Bernabé (Spanish), Barnaba (Italian/Polish), Barnabás (Hungarian), Barnaby (English), and Varnavas/Varnava (Greek/Slavic). Common nicknames are Barney and Barny. Today the standard spelling is Barnabas, while Burnabas offers a rare, modern twist anchored to an ancient, encouraging meaning.

⚙ Burnabas is an extremely rare name. Across our dataset of national birth registries and international name records, Burnabas appears only 1 time in total — found in 1 country. If you're considering it, you'd be giving your child a name almost nobody else has.