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Barney en · PROPN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈbɑɹni/ (General-American)
  • /ˈbɑːni/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From either the Old English personal name Bera (genitive singular Beran) or from Old English beren (“growing with barley”) + īeġ (“island”).

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) A male given name: ▸ A male given name transferred from the surname.
  2. (countable, uncountable) A male given name: ▸ A diminutive of the male given names Barnabas, Barnaby, Bernard, and Barnett.
  3. (countable, uncountable) A male given name: ▸ A male given name from Old English.
  4. (countable, uncountable) A surname: ▸ A surname transferred from the given name.
  5. (countable, uncountable) A surname: ▸ A surname from Old English. ▸ A surname from Old English [in turn from placenames] from the place name Barney, Old English "barn/barley island".
  6. (countable, uncountable) A surname: ▸ A surname from Old English. ▸ A surname from Old English [in turn transferred from the given name].
  7. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A village in Fulmodeston parish, North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TF9932).
  8. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A place in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Faulkner County, Arkansas.
  9. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A place in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Brooks County, Georgia.
  10. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A place in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Madison County, Iowa.
  11. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A place in the United States: ▸ A minor city in Richland County, North Dakota.

Forms

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Deriveds

Barne · Barneys Reef · Barney Rubble · Barn · Barneyesque · Barney-style

Barney en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ˈbɑɹni/ (General-American)
  • /ˈbɑːni/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From the character Barney of the television show Barney and Friends.

Meanings

  1. A television character popular among children, especially one who is a vividly colored animal mascot.
    • She's not joking [bitch] when she says she wants to be the Barney of drag! 2019 May 25, caterpillarmiss, “Nina is so Disney she brought her own character mascot”, in reddit.com:
    • Everyone knew, nobody cared. At least the kids didn’t. The stick up the arse parents probably would have, but Pee-Wee was pretty much the Barney of the Gen-X era. As per usual, they weren’t paying attention anyway. 2025 January 28, mpete76, “Paul Reubens (aka Peewee Herman) comes out *posthumously*”, in reddit.com:
    • Grimace, the Barney of Gen X. 2023 June 16, docpepson, “McDonalds Grimace”, in reddit.com:

Forms

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wikipedia: Barney and Friends · wikipedia: Barney (franchise)