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Barney (given name)

Barney is a masculine given name. It is often short for Barnard, Barnett, and other names. It is also derived from the Slavic name Barni, the pet form of Barnim, which means "defender", and it was formerly a popular name throughout Pomerania. Notable people with the name include:

People

Given name

  • Barney Aaron (1800–1859), English-born American bare-knuckle boxer
  • Young Barney Aaron (1836–1907), English-born American bare-knuckle boxer; son of Barney Aaron
  • Barney Barnato (1851–1897), British mining entrepreneur active in South Africa
  • Barney Clark (died 1983), first human recipient of an artificial heart
  • Barney Corse (1799–1878), American abolitionist
  • Barney M. Giles (1892–1984), US Army Air Force lieutenant general
  • Barney Hill (1922–1969), an American who, with his wife, claimed to have been kidnapped by aliens
  • Barney F. Hajiro (1916–2011), US Army soldier awarded the Medal of Honor
  • Barney Kessel (1923–2004), American jazz guitarist
  • Barney Lebrowitz (1891–1949), better known as "Battling Levinsky", American boxer
  • Barney Martin (1923–2005), American actor
  • Barney McCosky (1917–1996), Major League Baseball outfielder
  • Barney Pelty (1880–1939), American Major League Baseball player
  • Barney Poole (1923–2005), National Football League player
  • Barney Ross (1909–1967), American boxer born Dov-Ber Rasofsky
  • Barney Sedran (1891–1964), American basketball player
  • Barney Stewart (born 2004), Scottish footballer
  • Barney Visser (born 1949), NASCAR team owner
  • Barney E. Warren (1867–1951), American Christian hymnwriter and minister

Hypocorism

  • Barney Berlinger (1908–2002), American decathlete
  • Barney Carr (Gaelic footballer) (1923–2021), Irish Gaelic football player and manager
  • Barney Danson (1921–2011), Canadian politician and cabinet minister
  • Barney Dreyfuss (1865–1932), owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates baseball team
  • Barney Frank (born 1940), American former politician
  • Barney Harwood (born 1979), British actor and television presenter
  • Barney Herbert (1889–1949), Australian rules footballer
  • Barney Hudson (1906–1971), English rugby union and rugby league footballer
  • Barney McKenna (1939–2012), Irish musician and a founding member of The Dubliners
  • Barney Oldfield (1878–1946), American automobile racer and pioneer
  • Barney Rosset (1922–2012), owner of Grove Press, and publisher and Editor-in-Chief of the magazine Evergreen Review
  • Barney Wilen (1937–1996), French saxophonist

Nickname

Fictional characters

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