Barney is a masculine given name, often a short form ( hypocorism) of Barnard,

Barnett Barnett is both a surname and a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname Barnett is an Anglo-Saxon and Old French surname that came after the Norman Invasion.The original Anglo-Saxon spelling is baernet which means'the ...

and other names, and occasionally a nickname. It is derived from the Slavic name ''Barni'', the pet form of ''Barnim'', which means "defender", and it was formerly a popular name throughout Poland. Notable people with the name include:

People

Given name

* Barney Aaron (1800–1850), English-born American Hall of Fame lightweight bare-knuckle boxer * Young Barney Aaron (1836–1907), English-born American bare-knuckle boxer; son of Barney Aaron *

Barney Barnato Barney Barnato (21 February 1851 – 14 June 1897), born Barnet Isaacs, was a British Randlord, one of the entrepreneurs who gained control of diamond mining, and later, gold mining in South Africa from the 1870s up to World War I. He is perha ...

(1851–1897), British mining entrepreneur born Barnet Isaacs, one of those who gained control of diamond, and later gold, mining in South Africa * Barney Clark (died 1983), first human recipient of an artificial heart * Barney M. Giles (1892–1984), US Army Air Forces lieutenant general *

Barney Hill Barney and Betty Hill were an American couple who claimed they were abducted by extraterrestrials in a rural portion of the state of New Hampshire from September 19 to 20, 1961. The incident came to be called the "Hill Abduction" and the "Zeta R ...

(1922–1969), American who, with his wife, claimed to have been kidnapped by aliens *

Barney F. Hajiro Barney Fushimi Hajiro (September 16, 1916 – January 21, 2011) was an American combat veteran of World War II who received the Medal of Honor, the highest United States military award for valor.Martin, Douglas"Barney Hajiro, Medal of Honor Recipi ...

(1916–2011), US Army soldier awarded the Medal of Honor *

Barney Kessel Barney Kessel (October 17, 1923 – May 6, 2004) was an American jazz guitarist born in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Known in particular for his knowledge of chords and inversions and chord-based melodies, he was a member of many prominent jazz groups a ...

(1923–2004), American jazz guitarist * Barney Lebrowitz (1891–1949), better known as "

Battling Levinsky Barney Lebrowitz (June 10, 1891 – February 12, 1949), better known as Battling Levinsky, was an American boxer who was the world light heavyweight champion from 1916 to 1920. Statistical boxing website BoxRec lists Levinsky as the #12 ran ...

", American Hall-of-Fame world champion light heavyweight boxer *

Barney Martin Barney Martin (March 3, 1923 – March 21, 2005) was an American actor, best known for playing Morty Seinfeld, father of Jerry, on the sitcom ''Seinfeld'' (1991-1998). He also played supporting roles in Mel Brooks' '' The Producers'' (1967), ...

(1923–2005), American actor * Barney McCosky (1917–1996), Major League Baseball outfielder *

Barney Pelty Barney Pelty (September 10, 1880 – May 24, 1939), was an American Major League Baseball pitcher known as "the Yiddish Curver" because he was one of the first Jewish baseball players in the American League. he is in the top-ten for his career o ...

(1880–1939), American Major League Baseball player *

Barney Poole George Barney Poole (October 29, 1923 – April 12, 2005) was an American football end in the National Football League for the New York Yanks, the Dallas Texans, the Baltimore Colts, and the New York Giants. Poole also played football in the All- ...

(1923–2005), National Football League player * Barney Ross (1909–1967), American Hall-of-Fame world champion boxer born Dov-Ber Rasofsky * Barney Sedran (1891–1964), American Hall-of-Fame basketball player *

Barney E. Warren Barney Elliott Warren was an American Christian hymnwriter and Minister (Christianity), minister. He was born in Lewiston, New York, on February 20, 1867. In 1884, during a revival meeting at Columbia Township, Van Buren County, Michigan, Grand ...

(1867–1951), American Christian hymnwriter and minister

Hypocorism

* Bernard

Barney Berlinger Bernard Ernst "Barney" Berlinger (March 13, 1908 – December 2, 2002) was an American decathlete. He competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and won the James E. Sullivan Award in 1931. Sports career Barney Berlinger was a multi-sport athlete i ...

(1908–2002), American decathlete * Bernard Barney Carr (Gaelic footballer) (1923–2021), Irish Gaelic football player and manager * Barnett Barney Danson (1921–2011), Canadian politician and cabinet minister * Bernhard Barney Dreyfuss (1865–1932), owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates baseball team * Barnett Barney Frank (born 1940), American former politician * Barnaby Barney Harwood (born 1979), British actor and television presenter * Bernard Barney Herbert (1889-1949), Australian rules footballer * Bernard Barney Hudson (1906-1971), English rugby union and rugby league footballer * Bernard

Barney McKenna Bernard Noël "Banjo Barney" McKenna (16 December 1939 – 5 April 2012) was an Irish musician and a founding member of The Dubliners. He played the tenor banjo, violin, mandolin, and melodeon. He was most renowned as a banjo player. Biography ...

(1939-2012), Irish musician and a founding member of The Dubliners * Berna Barney Oldfield (1878–1946), American automobile racer and pioneer * Barnet Barney Rosset (1922–2012), owner of Grove Press, and publisher and Editor-in-Chief of the magazine ''Evergreen Review'' * Bernard

Barney Wilen Bernard "Barney" Jean Wilen (4 March 1937 – 25 May 1996) was a French tenor and soprano saxophonist and jazz composer. Life Wilen was born in Nice, France; his father was an American dentist turned inventor, and his mother was French. He began ...

(1937–1996), French saxophonist

Nickname

Barney Bigard Albany Leon "Barney" Bigard (March 3, 1906 – June 27, 1980) was an American jazz clarinetist known for his 15-year tenure with Duke Ellington. He also played tenor saxophone. Biography Bigard was born in New Orleans to Creole parents, Ale ...

(1906–1980), American jazz clarinetist and tenor saxophonist *

Barney Carr Charles Oliver "Barney" Carr (27 August 1897 – 19 January 1971) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League during the 1920s. A centreman, Carr played 130 games with St Kilda and represented ...

(1897–1971), Australian rules footballer *

Barney Greenway Mark Andrew "Barney" Greenway (born 13 July 1969) is a British extreme metal vocalist who is the current lead singer of Napalm Death and a former member of Extreme Noise Terror and Benediction. Greenway has stated his nickname "Barney" came fr ...

(born 1969), British extreme metal vocalist * Barney McCallum (1926–2019), given name David Brace McCallum, coinventor of the racket sport

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* Barney Roos (1888–1960), American automotive engineer, co-designer of the Willys MB Jeep *

Raymond van Barneveld Raymond van Barneveld (born 20 April 1967) is a Dutch professional darts player. Nicknamed Barney, although originally known as The Man, he is one of the most successful darts players in history. Van Barneveld is a five-time World Darts Champ ...

(born 1967), Dutch professional darts player

Fictional characters

* Barney the Dinosaur, title character of '' Barney & Friends'', a children's TV show about a singing purple dinosaur host, formerly a sometimes singing blue dinosaur host in the early pilot video series of '' Barney & the Backyard Gang'' consisting three-part episodes from 1980s. * Barney Barton, older brother and arch-enemy of the superhero Hawkeye in the Marvel Comics universe * Barney Bear, the title character of the 1939-1954 animated shorts Barney Bear *

Barney Calhoun This is a list of characters in the ''Half-Life'' video game series, which comprises ''Half-Life'', ''Half-Life 2'', ''Half-Life: Alyx'', and their respective expansion packs and episodes. Introduced in ''Half-Life'' and expansion packs This sec ...

, a playable character in ''Half-Life: Blue Shift'' and a major character in the ''Half-Life 2'' series * Barney Collier, from the ''Mission: Impossible'' TV series, portrayed by Greg Morris * Barney Cousins, fictional kidnapper from the 1993 movie '' The Vanishing'' * Barney Fife, from ''The Andy Griffith Show'' * Barney Google, a comic strip character in '' Barney Google and Snuffy Smith'' * Barney Gumble, from ''The Simpsons'' * Barney Martin, a wandering circus boy The Barney Mystery Series of children's books by Enid Blyton * Barney Miller, a police captain in the TV show '' Barney Miller'' * Barney Ross, the leader of The Expendables *

Barney Rubble Barney Rubble is a fictional character who appears in the television animated series ''The Flintstones''. He is the diminutive, blond-haired caveman husband of Betty Rubble and adoptive father of Bamm-Bamm Rubble. His best friend is his next d ...

, from ''The Flintstones'' * Barney Stinson, from the CBS television series ''How I Met Your Mother'', portrayed by Neil Patrick Harris * Barney Stockman, from the 1987 '' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' animated TV series * Barney, a sheepdog in the short-lived British animated children's TV series ''

Barney Barney may refer to: People and fictional characters * Barney (given name), a list of people and fictional characters * Barney (surname), a list of people Film and television * the title character of ''Barney & Friends'', an American live actio ...

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