Barnaba

See also: Barnabą

Italian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Βαρναβᾶς (Barnabâs), from the Hebrew בּר (bar, “son”) and נָבִיא (naví, “prophet”).

Proper noun

Barnaba m

1. (biblical) Barnabas
2. a male given name from Hebrew

Proper noun

Barnaba m or f by sense

1. a surname transferred from the given name

Related terms

• barnabita

Further reading

• Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015–2025

Polish

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek Βαρναβᾶς (Barnabâs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /barˈna.ba/

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• Rhymes: -aba
• Syllabification: Bar‧na‧ba

Proper noun

Barnaba m pers

1. (rare) a male given name from Ancient Greek [in turn from Biblical Hebrew], equivalent to English Barnaby

Declension

Declension of Barnaba

	singular	plural
nominative	Barnaba	Barnabowie/Barnaby (deprecative)
genitive	Barnaby	Barnabów
dative	Barnabie	Barnabom
accusative	Barnabę	Barnabów
instrumental	Barnabą	Barnabami
locative	Barnabie	Barnabach
vocative	Barnabo	Barnabowie

Derived terms

noun

• barnabita

Further reading

• Barnaba in Polish dictionaries at PWN