Barnabas is both a masculine given name and a surname. As a given name, it is a New Testament name which means "son of consolation". Variants of the name include

Barnaby Barnaby is an Old English surname composed of the Saxon element ''beorn'' 'young warrior' and the Danish suffix ''by'' meaning 'settlement'. As a given name, it means "son of consolation" and is etymologically linked with the New Testament name Bar ...

, and Barnabás, a Hungarian masculine given name.

People

Barnabas Barnabas (; arc, ܒܪܢܒܐ; grc, Βαρνάβας), born Joseph () or Joses (), was according to tradition an early Christian, one of the prominent Christian disciples in Jerusalem. According to Acts 4:36, Barnabas was a Cypriot Jew. Name ...

, born Joseph, first-century AD Christian disciple *

Andrew Barnabas ''MediEvil'' is an action-adventure hack and slash series of games developed by SCE Cambridge Studio and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. The series revolves around an undead charlatan knight, Sir Daniel Fortesque, as he attempts to ...

, video game music composer * John Barnabas (1929–1994), Indian evolutionary biologist *

Levi Barnabas Levi Barnabas (born January 24, 1964) is a Canadian politician. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Northwest Territories in 1995 and served until Nunavut was created in 1999. Barnabas served as the first Speaker in the Legislative As ...

(born 1964), Canadian politician * Mathews Barnabas (1924–2012), Malankara Metropolitan *

Yetunde Barnabas Yetunde Barnabas is a Nigerian model, beauty queen, actress and film producer. She initially gained recognition as the winner of ''The Most Beautiful Girl in Abuja'' pageant in 2017 and was crowned ''Miss Tourism Nigeria'' in 2019. She is best kn ...

(born 1990), Nigerian model and actress * Vicent Barnabas (born 1985), Tanzanian footballer *

Yusuf Barnabas Bala Yusuf Barnabas Bala (20 December 1956 – 11 July 2021) was a Nigerian politician, an architect, previous deputy governor of Kaduna State Kaduna State ( ha, Jihar Kaduna جىِهَر كَدُنا; ff, Leydi Kaduna, script=Latn, ; kcg, Sitet ...

(1956–2021), Nigerian politician and architect *

Barnabas Bidwell Barnabas Bidwell (August 23, 1763 – July 27, 1833) was an author, teacher and politician of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, active in Massachusetts and Upper Canada (now Ontario). Educated at Yale, he practised law in western Massachus ...

(1763–1833), American author, teacher, and politician *

Barnabas Brough Barnabas Brough (c. 1795 – 30 October 1854), was a British merchant and accountant who wrote several plays under the pen name, Bernard De Burgh. He is probably best remembered for being a chief witness in the treason trial against Chartist, J ...

(c. 1795–1854), British merchant and accountant *

Robert Barnabas Brough Robert Barnabas Brough (10 April 1828 – 26 June 1860) was an English writer. He wrote poetry, novels and plays and was a contributor to many periodicals. Life and work Brough was born on 10 April 1828 in London, the son of Barnabas Brough (c. 1 ...

(1828–1860), English writer *

Barnabas Burns Barnabas Burns (June 29, 1817 – October 13, 1883) was an Ohio lawyer, businessman, and politician. Burns was born in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, in 1817, the youngest of three children of Andrew and Sarah (Caldwell) Burns. Burns's fathe ...

(1817–1883), American lawyer, businessman, and politician *

Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini Prince Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini (15 May 1942 – 28 September 2018) was a Swazi politician who served as Prime Minister of Eswatini, from 1996 to 2003 and again from October 2008 to September 2018. Career Dlamini was a member of parliamen ...

(1942–2018), Prime Minister of Eswatini *

Sibusiso Dlamini Sibusiso Barnabas Dlamini (born 1 September 1980) is a Liswati former footballer who played as a striker. He has been capped for Eswatini Eswatini ( ; ss, eSwatini ), officially the Kingdom of Eswatini and formerly named Swaziland ( ; ...

(born 1980), Swazi footballer * Barnabas Eldridge (1843–1911), American industrialist *

Barnabas Enjoy Barnabas Enjoy (born 10 May 1980 in the Cook Islands) is a footballer who plays as a defender. He currently plays for Takuvaine in the Cook Islands Round Cup and the Cook Islands national football team The Cook Islands national football te ...

(born 1980), Cook footballer *

Barnabas Fung Barnabas Fung Wah, GBS (; born 1960) is a Hong Kong judge. He has served as a High Court Judge since 2006. Since 2016, Fung has served as a Panel Judge handling interception and surveillance authorisation requests from law enforcement agenci ...

(born 1960), Hong Kong judge *

Barnabas Andyar Gemade Barnabas Andyar Iyorhyer Gemade (born 4 September 1948) is a Nigerian politician, formerly National Chairman of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), who was elected Senator for the Benue North East constituency of Benue State, Nigeria on 9 Apri ...

(born 1948), Nigerian politician *

Barnabas Geevarghese Geevarghese Mor Barnabas is the auxiliary metropolitan of Niranam Diocese of the Malankara Jacobite Syriac Orthodox Church. Education * B.A in Economics from Catholicate College Pathanamthitta * B.D from Serampore University * G.S.T from Ortho ...

, Metropolitan *

Barnabas Gooch Barnabas Gooch or Goche or Gough (died c. 1626) was an English lawyer and academic who was Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge from 1611 to 1612. He was also a politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1621 to 1624. Gooch was b ...

(died c. 1926), English lawyer and academic * Barnabas Gunn (c. 1680–1753), English organist and composer *

Barnabas R. Halem 'Imana Barnabas Rugwizangonga Halem ’Imana (1929–3 January 2016), was a Ugandan Roman Catholic priest who served as Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kabale from 1969 until 1994. Background and priesthood Halem ’Imana was born in Rulangar ...

(1929–2016), Ugandan priest * Barney Hopkinson (born 1939), Anglican priest * Barnabas Imenger (1975–2021), Nigerian footballer * Barnabas Imenger (born 1991), Nigerian footballer, son of the footballer born 1975 *

Barnabas Kelet Henagan Barnabas Kelet Henagan (June 7, 1798January 10, 1855) was a physician and South Carolina politician who became the List of Governors of South Carolina, 58th governor of South Carolina, Governor due to the death of Patrick Noble on April 7, 1840. ...

(1798–1855), physician and governor of South Carolina * Barnabas Kinyor (born 1961), Kenyan athlete * Bart Latuheru (born 1965), Dutch footballer * Barnabas Long (fl. 1683–1865), Archdeacon of Cleveland *

Barnabas Lindars Barnabas Lindars (born Frederick Chevallier Lindars; 1923–1991) was an English New Testament scholar. Born 11 June 1923, Lindars was educated at Altrincham Grammar School and then studied at St John's College, Cambridge. He was ordained as a ...

(1923–1991), English scholar *

Barnabas McDonald Brother Barnabas McDonald (March 20, 1865April 24, 1929), was a Brother of the Christian Schools involved with youth work, especially among delinquents and orphans in the United States. He is remembered as founder of the Columbian Squires of the ...

(1865–1929), Brother of the Christian Schools *

Barnabas Muturi Mwangi Barnabas Mturi Mwangi is a Kenyan politician. He belongs to Sisi Kwa Sisi and was elected to represent the Kiharu Constituency in the National Assembly of Kenya since the 2007 Kenyan parliamentary election General elections were held in Ken ...

, Kenyan politician *

Barnabas Nawangwe Barnabas Nawangwe, (born 17 January 1956) is a Ugandan architect, academic and the current vice chancellor of the Makerere University, the largest public university of Uganda. He served his first five-year term from 2017 until August 2022. On 1 ...

(born 1956), Ugandan architect and academic * Barnabas O'Brien (died 1657), 6th Earl of Thomond *

Barnabas Oley Barnabas Oley (1602–1686) was an English churchman and academic. A royalist figure of the First English Civil War, he was also the first editor of George Herbert and Thomas Jackson, and a personal friend of Nicholas Ferrar. In old age he was arc ...

(1602–1686), English churchman and academic * Barnabas Root, (died 1877), Sierra Leonean reverend * Barnabas A. Samatta (born 1940), Tanzanian lawyer *

Barnabas Scudamore Sir Barnabas Scudamore (1609–1651) was an English military commander and active Royalist during the English Civil War. The son of James Scudamore and younger brother of Viscount Scudamore, he was from a prominent Herefordshire landowning family ...

(1609–1651), English soldier *

Barnabas Suebu Barnabas Suebu (born April 29, 1946), also known as Bas Suebu, is an Indonesian politician. He was the governor of the Indonesian province of Papua for two periods: 1988–1993 and 2006–2011. He wants to protect the province's forests, and has ...

(born 1946), Indonesian governor of province Papua *

Barney White-Spunner Lieutenant General Sir Barnabas William Benjamin White-Spunner, (born 1957) is a retired British Army officer, who was subsequently executive chairman of the Countryside Alliance until 2016. He is an author, a director of Burstock Ltd. and was ...

(born 1957), British Army officer *

Barnabas Wood Barnabas Wood (May 17, 1819 in Guilderland, New York – May 30, 1875 in Albany, New York) was an American dentist and inventor best known for his discovery of the fusible alloy known as Wood's metal.Barnabas Zhang Barnabas Zhang (; 11 February 1882 – 25 January 1961), was an early pioneer of the Chinese indigenous True Jesus Church (). Biography Originally known as Zhang Dianju (), he was born in Weixian, Shandong Province, and worked as a collector of ...

(1882–1961), Chinese churchman

Fictional characters

Barnabas Collins Barnabas Collins is a fictional character, a featured role in the ABC daytime serial ''Dark Shadows'', which aired from 1966 to 1971. Barnabas is a 175-year-old vampire in search of fresh blood and his lost love, Josette. The character, original ...

, vampire in the soap opera ''Dark Shadows''

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