Given name · also Ancient Greek
ⲃⲁⲣⲛⲁⲃⲁⲥ
“prophet”
ⲃⲁⲣⲛⲁⲃⲁⲥ (barnabas) is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek, ultimately from Aramaic. It is used in Coptic.
Meaning & origin
What it means
ⲃⲁⲣⲛⲁⲃⲁⲥ goes back to Aramaic בַּר נְבִיָּא (bar nəḇiyyā), meaning “prophet’s son.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
ⲃⲁⲣⲛⲁⲃⲁⲥ comes from Ancient Greek, and ultimately from Aramaic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Ancient Greek Βαρναβᾶς, from Aramaic בַּר נְבִיָּא (bar nəḇiyyā, “prophet’s son”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
ⲃⲁⲣⲛⲁⲃⲁⲥ’s family of names
In Coptic usage, ⲃⲁⲣⲛⲁⲃⲁⲥ has a conventional equivalent in the English form Barnabas. In Coptic usage, ⲃⲁⲣⲛⲁⲃⲁⲥ can be written in the Roman alphabet as Barnabas. In Coptic usage, ⲃⲁⲣⲛⲁⲃⲁⲥ was borrowed from the Ancient Greek form Βαρναβᾶς.
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Around the world
ⲃⲁⲣⲛⲁⲃⲁⲥ has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Aramaic roots to each of them.
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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