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HelpRe: Barnabas and Barnaby?
in reply to a message by karene
1. Barney is still on the air, around here at least, and is still considered pretty culturally relevant. You might also want to take into account Barney the drunkard from The Simpsons--because that's a show that is definitely still culturally relevant and has been for well over a decade.
I've never met a Barney IRL. I think that it's a name that could work, but I don't find it especially appealing myself.
I can't help you with stuff across the pond. I can, however, tell you that I'd personally prefer to meet a Barnaby than a Barnabas. Barnabas always reminds me of Barabbas of the Bible--he was the man who was chosen over Jesus to be released from prison.
If you both like Barnabas, though, then hey--that works. I'd want to call him Nabby over Barney, myself. :)
Array
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I need its noises in my ears.
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I've never met a Barney IRL. I think that it's a name that could work, but I don't find it especially appealing myself.
I can't help you with stuff across the pond. I can, however, tell you that I'd personally prefer to meet a Barnaby than a Barnabas. Barnabas always reminds me of Barabbas of the Bible--he was the man who was chosen over Jesus to be released from prison.
If you both like Barnabas, though, then hey--that works. I'd want to call him Nabby over Barney, myself. :)
Array
I need the smell of summer--
I need its noises in my ears.
A revolution without dancing is a revolution not worth having.
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I have to agree with Array on most points.
I don't live in America or England, but in Germany Barney the dinosaur and Barney from the Simpsons are both well known. I'm not really a fan of Barnabas myself and like Array I prefer Barnaby, a name I really like as a matter of fact.
Barnabas just sounds so big for a child or even an average person. Barnaby, however, I can see on a child but also on an adult.
As a nn, what about Barn, Nab, Aby, Arn or Barney, if you want.
I don't live in America or England, but in Germany Barney the dinosaur and Barney from the Simpsons are both well known. I'm not really a fan of Barnabas myself and like Array I prefer Barnaby, a name I really like as a matter of fact.
Barnabas just sounds so big for a child or even an average person. Barnaby, however, I can see on a child but also on an adult.
As a nn, what about Barn, Nab, Aby, Arn or Barney, if you want.
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Yeah--oh, and Barney Rubble, while we're trying to think of pop-culture Barneys, but Barney Rubble was a good guy. Just a bit slow sometimes. :)
Well--"nab" is in the names. ;) I think Nabby or Nab would be cute. Or Barry / Barrie (though I'd rather it was pronunced BAHR-ee than BARE-ee in this case), too. Bandy, too, now that I think of it.
Array (likes trying to come up with silly-but-cute nns, lol)
I need the smell of summer--
I need its noises in my ears.
A revolution without dancing is a revolution not worth having.
Well--"nab" is in the names. ;) I think Nabby or Nab would be cute. Or Barry / Barrie (though I'd rather it was pronunced BAHR-ee than BARE-ee in this case), too. Bandy, too, now that I think of it.
Array (likes trying to come up with silly-but-cute nns, lol)
I need the smell of summer--
I need its noises in my ears.
A revolution without dancing is a revolution not worth having.
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