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Barnabus

Aramaic via Greek (variant of Barnabas) · M

“son of encouragement”

Where it comes from

bar-nabas, 'son of encouragement'

Fun Fact

A less common alternate spelling of Barnabas (some references treat it as a misspelling), best known today as the full first name of Barney Stinson, a character in the TV series How I Met Your Mother.

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