Barnabas

Meaning

Proper Noun

  • An early Christian, one of the earliest Christian disciples in Jerusalem
  • A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.

Origin

  • From Ancient Greek Βαρναβᾶς, from Aramaic בַרְנֶבֻאָה, from בּר and נְבִיָּא.

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