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I really like this name, especially with the nickname Barney but living in America I know all about Barney the dinosaur... whom I really don't like much. However, my fiance is from England and we've been contemplating moving there sometime within the next few years.

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So I have a few questions -

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1) Is Barney still on the air in America? And we end up having a son and name him Barnabus with the nickname Barney and STAY in America, do you think he'd be teased to the point where it would be a problem? And has anyone ever met an American with this name (neither of us have)?

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2) How well known is Barney in England? And, for those of you who are British, does Barnabas (Barney) sound odd? Have you ever met an English-person with this name? Hugh knows two Barnabys and a Barnabas (who was one of Hugh's favorite teachers when he was little and happens to be the name of one of my favorite fictional characters), all of whom are English.

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Thanks for the input!

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(I just discovered the popularity section here and see that Barnabas is quite popular in Hungary... lol. Maybe we should move there? lol)

This message was edited 9/21/2006, 10:02 AM