{{other uses}} '''Barnaby''' is an Old English surname composed of the Saxon element ''beorn'' meaning 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 Barnabas.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nameberry.com/babyname/Barnaby|title = Barnaby - Baby Name Meaning, Origin, and Popularity}}</ref>
==People==
===Given name=== * Barnaby Conrad (1922–2013), American writer and artist * Barnaby Conrad III (born 1952), American writer, editor, and artist * Barns Courtney (born 1990), English singer * Barnaby Diddleum, pseudonym used by P.T. Barnum (1810–1891) * Barnaby Dorfman, founder and CEO of Foodista.com * Barnaby Edwards, British actor, writer, director and artist * Barnaby Evans, American artist * Barnaby Fitzpatrick, 1st Baron Upper Ossory * Barnaby French (born 1975), Australian rules footballer * Barnaby Furnas (born 1973), American painter * Barnaby Harwood (born 1979), English actor * Barnaby Jack (1977–2013), New Zealand computer security professional * Barnaby Joyce (born 1967), Australian politician * Barnaby Keeney (1914–1980), president of Brown University * Barnaby Bernard Lintot, (1675–1736), English publisher * Barnaby Metschurat (born 1974), German actor * Barnaby Miln (born 1947), gay magistrate and social activist * Barnaby Potter (1577–1642), Church of England priest * Barnaby Raine (born 1995), English historian * Barnaby Ralph (born 1969), professional virtuoso recorder player * Barnaby Weir, singer, songwriter and guitarist
===Surname=== * Frank Barnaby, anti-nuclear weapons activist * George Barnaby, Canadian politician * Hannah Barnaby, author of ''Wonder Show'' * Matthew Barnaby (born 1973), retired National Hockey League right winger * Nathaniel Barnaby (1829–1915), English engineer * Thomas Barnaby (1841–1907), Micmac chief
==Fictional characters== * Barnaby, a character created and portrayed by children's television personality Linn Sheldon (1919–2006), in ''Barnaby & Me'' (1956–1990, Cleveland, Ohio) * Barnaby, vampire in the ''Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter'' series of erotic fantasy-horror novels by Laurell K. Hamilton * Barnaby, merman character played by Scott Michaelson in ''Sabrina, Down Under'' (1999) * "Barnaby Bear", the English name given to ''Colargol'', the 1970s Franco-Polish children's character when the show was broadcast by the BBC * "Barnaby Bear", the English name for ''Rasmus Klump'', a Danish comic strip * a title character of ''Becky and Barnaby Bear'', a BBC CBeebies television series * Barnaby Brooks Jr., one of the main protagonist in the Japanese anime ''Tiger & Bunny'' (2011) * Dr. Barnaby Fulton, a main character in the film ''Monkey Business'' (1952), played by Cary Grant * Barnaby Elf, a side character and one of Ben Elf and Princess Holly's Elf friends in the British cartoon ""Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom"". * Barnaby Gaitlin, narrator of ''A Patchwork Planet'' (1998) by Anne Tyler * the title character of ''Barnaby Grimes'', series of children's books by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell * the title character of ''Barnaby Jones'', television detective series (1973–1980), played by Buddy Ebsen * Barnaby Littlemouse, character created by English children's writer and illustrator Racey Helps (1913–1970) * Barnaby Pierce, in the television movie ''Coast to Coast'' (2003), played by Richard Dreyfuss * Barnaby Ross, pseudonym used by creators of Ellery Queen * the title character of Charles Dickens' novel ''Barnaby Rudge'' * Barnaby Tucker, character in ''Hello, Dolly!'' (1969) * Barnaby Tucker, character in the play ''The Matchmaker'' by Thornton Wilder * Barnaby West, character on ''Wagon Train'', played by Michael Burns * the title character of ''Sir Barnaby Whig'', a Restoration comedy play by Sir Thomas d'Urfey * Cousin Barnaby, in the ''Meadowsweet'', by Baroness Emma Orczy (1865–1947) * the protagonist of the ''Widow Barnaby'' trilogy of novels by Frances Trollope * the title character of ''Drunken Barnaby's Four Journeys to the North of England'', poems by Richard Braithwaite (1588–1673) * the protagonist of the ''Alexandra Barnaby'' series of novels by Janet Evanovich (born 1943) * Dr. Russell Barnaby, evil geneticist in ''Dead Rising'', a 2006 video game * Silas Barnaby, in the 1934 film version of ''Babes in Toyland'' * Tom Barnaby, a detective in the novels and British television series ''Midsomer Murders'' * Uncle Barnaby, character in the 1903 operetta ''Babes in Toyland'' * Barnaby, a strongman who appears occasionally on the ''Family Guy'' animated television series *''Barnaby'' (comics), a comic strip by Crockett Johnson starring Barnaby Baxter * Barnaby (comics Tintin), in ''The Adventures of Tintin'' by Hergé * Barnaby, a physician in the video game ''Hollow Knight: Silksong''
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==See also== *Barnby (disambiguation)
==References== {{Reflist}}
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