Barney
See also: barney
Translingual
Proper noun
Barney
- A botanical plant name author abbreviation for botanist E.E. Barney (fl. 1877-79).
Further reading
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɑː(r)ni
Proper noun
Barney
- A male given name transferred from the surname, and a diminutive of Barnabas, Barnaby, Bernard, or Barnett.
- A diminutive of the male given names Barnabas, Bernard, or Barnett.
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- A city and village in North Dakota.
- A village in Norfolk, England.
Quotations
- 1977 Richard F.Snow, Barney Oldfield, American Heritage Magazine, February 1977
- "Who the hell do you think you are — Barney Oldfield?" That was the motorcycle cop’s standard question for fifty years, and even today you can hear it once in a while if you get caught speeding.
- 1999 Ian Rankin: Dead Souls →ISBN page 27:
- "Barney Mee?" he said.
- More laughter on the line. "I never knew why everyone called me that."
- Rebus could have told him: after Barney Rubble in The Flintstones. He could have added: because you were a dense wee bastard.
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- Translingual proper nouns
- mul:Botanical author abbreviations
- Rhymes:English/ɑː(r)ni
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English given names
- English male given names
- English male given names from surnames
- English diminutives of male given names
- English terms derived from Old English
- en:Cities in North Dakota, USA
- en:Cities in the United States
- en:Villages in North Dakota, USA
- en:Villages in the United States
- en:Places in North Dakota, USA
- en:Places in the United States
- en:Villages in Norfolk, England
- en:Villages in England
- en:Places in Norfolk, England
- en:Places in England