Name

Name BARNEY

Between 1880 and 2022 there were 14,592 births of Barney in the countries below, which represents an average of 103 births of children bearing the first name Barney per year on average throughout this period.
On the last available year for each country, we count 201 births.

Other languages :
En Français

Prénom Barney
In Italiano

Nome Barney

Variation : Barnie

Information about the first name Barney

The first name Barney is listed in our categories :

Names of The Simpsons characters
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The first name Barney has been assigned to:

100.00% to boys
0.00% to girls

The country where the first name Barney is the most common is:

United State of America

This first name is on trend: Male

This first name has 6 letters including 3 vowels and 3 consonants

Anagrams of the first name Barney

An anagram is a word that contains the same letters of another word. Here is the list of first names which are an anagram of Barney : Abyner, Bearyn, Benray, Brayen, Brayne, Breany, Brenay, Brenya, Breyan, Brynae, Narbey

Barney in Japanese ^*

Romaji	baanii
Katakana	バーニー
Hiragana	ばーにー
* This is a phonetic conversion, not a translation.
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Barney in binary language

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Origin and meaning of name Barney

English

Etymology

From either the Old English personal name Bera (genitive singular Beran) or from Old English beren (“growing with barley”) + īeġ (“island”).

Etymology

Etymology unknown. Often incorrectly thought to be Cockney rhyming slang from "Barney Rubble" ( "trouble", from the character Barney Rubble on The Flintstones), it actually dates back to the 19th century and its origin is unknown.

Etymology

From the character Barney Fife on The Andy Griffith Show.

Etymology (Adjective)

barney (comparative more barney, superlative most barney)
(obsolete, UK, slang) insane crazy, loony.

Etymology (Noun)

barney (plural barneys)
(obsolete, UK, slang) A lark, a romp, some fun.
(obsolete, UK, slang) A hoax, a humbug, something that is not genuine, a rigged or unfair sporting contest.
(obsolete, Harvard University slang) A poor recitation. [c. 1810]
(UK, Australia, slang) A noisy argument.
(UK, Australia, slang) A minor physical fight.
(US dialect, Boston) A student at Harvard University.
(film, television) Synonym of blimp (“soundproof cover for a video camera”)

Etymology (Verb)

barney (third-person singular simple present barneys, present participle barneying, simple past and past participle barneyed)
(obsolete, Harvard University slang) To recite badly; to fail. [c. 1810]
(UK, Australia) To argue, to quarrel.

Etymology (Noun)

barney (plural barneys)
(US, pejorative slang) A police officer, usually one who is inferior or overzealous.

Anagrams

brayne, nearby

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA(key): /ˈbɑɹni/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbɑːni/
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)ni
Hyphenation: Bar‧ney

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) enPR: bäʹni, IPA(key): /ˈbɑːni/
(General American) enPR: bäɹʹni, IPA(key): /ˈbɑɹni/
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)ni

General

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.
A surname from Old English based on the given names, or from the place name Barney, Old English "barn/barley island".
A city and village in North Dakota.
A village in Norfolk, England.

Popularity of the name Barney

Number of BARNEY births per year

Popularity of the name Barney

Total births of Barney by country

		Births with the first name Barney
Country		Boys Girls
	United State of America 1880 - 2022	12,563 0
	United Kingdom 1996 - 2021	1,905 0
	France 1900 - 2022	32 0
	Ireland 1964 - 2022	23 0
	New Zealand 1900 - 2022	20 0
	Australia 1930 - 2022	12 0
	Germany 2000 - 2022	6 0
	Alberta 1980 - 2022	5 0
	British Columbia 1919 - 2022	5 0
	Ontario 1913 - 2019	5 0
	Switzerland 1909 - 2021	4 0
	Quebec 1980 - 2022	3 0
	Argentina 1922 - 2015	2 0
	Czechoslovakia 1900 - 2016	2 0
	Denmark 1985 - 2022	2 0
	Sweden 1998 - 2022	2 0
	Austria 1984 - 2021	1 0