Barnabas
m.
Ancient Greek Βαρναβᾶς from Hebrew בּר 'son' + Hebrew נָבִיא 'prophet'.
The bestowed name of an early Christian apostle. Wycliffite Bible (1390): Barnabas. Geneva Bible (1560): Barnabas.
- England
-
- Early Modern English
- ● 1586 Barnabie OrpingtonKe p. 8;
1587 Barnabe bruton-vol1 p. 47;
1589 Barnabe ibid. p. 48;
1590 Barnabe ibid. p. 50;
1593 Barnabe ibid. p. 52;
1595 Barnabe ibid. p. 54;
1598 Barnabe CAmar-vol1 p. 6
- Italy
-
- Latin
- ● 1198 Barnabau (abl) ChStBo1 III
- Spain
-
- Catalan
- ● 1510 Bernabeu valencia1510 400
- Spanish
- ● 1576 Bernabe Catalogo-5.2 3901
Cite as: R. Le Get, S.L. Uckelman. "Barnabas". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2016/3/name/Barnabas.