# Barnaby

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For other uses, see [Barnaby (disambiguation)](/source/Barnaby_(disambiguation)).

**Barnaby** is an [Old English](/source/Old_English) surname composed of the [Saxon](/source/Saxons) 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](/source/New_Testament) name [Barnabas](/source/Barnabas_(name)).[1]

## People

### Given name

- [Barnaby Conrad](/source/Barnaby_Conrad) (1922–2013), American writer and artist
- [Barnaby Conrad III](/source/Barnaby_Conrad_III) (born 1952), American writer, editor, and artist
- [Barns Courtney](/source/Barns_Courtney) (born 1990), English singer
- Barnaby Diddleum, pseudonym used by [P.T. Barnum](/source/P.T._Barnum) (1810–1891)
- [Barnaby Dorfman](/source/Barnaby_Dorfman), founder and CEO of Foodista.com
- [Barnaby Edwards](/source/Barnaby_Edwards), British actor, writer, director and artist
- [Barnaby Evans](/source/Barnaby_Evans), American artist
- [Barnaby Fitzpatrick, 1st Baron Upper Ossory](/source/Barnaby_Fitzpatrick,_1st_Baron_Upper_Ossory)
- [Barnaby French](/source/Barnaby_French) (born 1975), Australian rules footballer
- [Barnaby Furnas](/source/Barnaby_Furnas) (born 1973), American painter
- [Barnaby Harwood](/source/Barney_Harwood) (born 1979), English actor
- [Barnaby Jack](/source/Barnaby_Jack) (1977–2013), New Zealand computer security professional
- [Barnaby Joyce](/source/Barnaby_Joyce) (born 1967), Australian politician
- [Barnaby Keeney](/source/Barnaby_Keeney) (1914–1980), president of Brown University
- [Barnaby Bernard Lintot](/source/Barnaby_Bernard_Lintot), (1675–1736), English publisher
- [Barnaby Metschurat](/source/Barnaby_Metschurat) (born 1974), German actor
- [Barnaby Miln](/source/Barnaby_Miln) (born 1947), gay magistrate and social activist
- [Barnaby Potter](/source/Barnaby_Potter) (1577–1642), Church of England priest
- [Barnaby Raine](/source/Barnaby_Raine) (born 1995), English historian
- [Barnaby Ralph](/source/Barnaby_Ralph) (born 1969), professional virtuoso recorder player
- [Barnaby Weir](/source/Barnaby_Weir), singer, songwriter and guitarist

### Surname

- [Frank Barnaby](/source/Frank_Barnaby), anti-nuclear weapons activist
- [George Barnaby](/source/George_Barnaby), Canadian politician
- Hannah Barnaby, author of *[Wonder Show](/source/Wonder_Show)*
- [Matthew Barnaby](/source/Matthew_Barnaby) (born 1973), retired National Hockey League right winger
- [Nathaniel Barnaby](/source/Nathaniel_Barnaby) (1829–1915), English engineer
- [Thomas Barnaby](/source/Thomas_Barnaby) (1841–1907), Micmac chief

## Fictional characters

- Barnaby, a character created and portrayed by children's television personality [Linn Sheldon](/source/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](/source/List_of_Anita_Blake:_Vampire_Hunter_characters#Barnaby) by Laurell K. Hamilton
- Barnaby, merman character played by Scott Michaelson in *[Sabrina, Down Under](/source/Sabrina,_Down_Under)* (1999)
- "Barnaby Bear", the English name given to *[Colargol](/source/Colargol)*, the 1970s Franco-Polish children's character when the show was broadcast by the BBC
- "Barnaby Bear", the English name for *[Rasmus Klump](/source/Rasmus_Klump)*, a Danish comic strip
- a title character of *[Becky and Barnaby Bear](/source/Becky_and_Barnaby_Bear)*, a BBC CBeebies television series
- Barnaby Brooks Jr., one of the main protagonist in the Japanese anime *[Tiger & Bunny](/source/Tiger_%26_Bunny)* (2011)
- Dr. Barnaby Fulton, a main character in the film [*Monkey Business*](/source/Monkey_Business_(1952_film)) (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](/source/Ben_and_Holly's_Little_Kingdom)"".
- Barnaby Gaitlin, narrator of *[A Patchwork Planet](/source/A_Patchwork_Planet)* (1998) by Anne Tyler
- the title character of *[Barnaby Grimes](/source/Barnaby_Grimes)*, series of children's books by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell
- the title character of *[Barnaby Jones](/source/Barnaby_Jones)*, television detective series (1973–1980), played by Buddy Ebsen
- Barnaby Littlemouse, character created by English children's writer and illustrator [Racey Helps](/source/Racey_Helps) (1913–1970)
- Barnaby Pierce, in the television movie [*Coast to Coast*](/source/Coast_to_Coast_(TV_film)) (2003), played by Richard Dreyfuss
- Barnaby Ross, pseudonym used by creators of [Ellery Queen](/source/Ellery_Queen)
- the title character of Charles Dickens' novel *[Barnaby Rudge](/source/Barnaby_Rudge)*
- Barnaby Tucker, character in [*Hello, Dolly!*](/source/Hello,_Dolly!_(film)) (1969)
- Barnaby Tucker, character in the play *[The Matchmaker](/source/The_Matchmaker_(play))* by Thornton Wilder
- Barnaby West, character on *[Wagon Train](/source/Wagon_Train)*, played by Michael Burns
- the title character of *[Sir Barnaby Whig](/source/Sir_Barnaby_Whig)*, a Restoration comedy play by Sir [Thomas d'Urfey](/source/Thomas_d'Urfey)
- Cousin Barnaby, in the [*Meadowsweet*](/source/Meadowsweet_(novel)), by Baroness Emma Orczy (1865–1947)
- the protagonist of the *Widow Barnaby* trilogy of novels by [Frances Trollope](/source/Frances_Trollope)
- the title character of *Drunken Barnaby's Four Journeys to the North of England*, poems by [Richard Braithwaite](/source/Richard_Braithwaite) (1588–1673)
- the protagonist of the *Alexandra Barnaby* series of novels by [Janet Evanovich](/source/Janet_Evanovich) (born 1943)
- Dr. Russell Barnaby, evil geneticist in *[Dead Rising](/source/Dead_Rising)*, a 2006 video game
- Silas Barnaby, in the 1934 film version of *[Babes in Toyland](/source/Babes_in_Toyland_(1934_film))*
- [Tom Barnaby](/source/Tom_Barnaby), a detective in the novels and British television series *[Midsomer Murders](/source/Midsomer_Murders)*
- Uncle Barnaby, character in the 1903 operetta [*Babes in Toyland*](/source/Babes_in_Toyland_(operetta))
- Barnaby, a strongman who appears occasionally on the *[Family Guy](/source/Family_Guy)* animated television series
- [*Barnaby* (comics)](/source/Barnaby_(comics)), a comic strip by [Crockett Johnson](/source/Crockett_Johnson) starring Barnaby Baxter
- [Barnaby (comics Tintin)](/source/Barnaby_(comics_Tintin)), in *The Adventures of Tintin* by Hergé
- Barnaby, a physician in the video game *[Hollow Knight: Silksong](/source/Hollow_Knight:_Silksong)*

## See also

- [Barnby (disambiguation)](/source/Barnby_(disambiguation))

## References

1. ["Barnaby - Baby Name Meaning, Origin, and Popularity"](https://nameberry.com/babyname/Barnaby)

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