Updated June 9, 2019 Share: Boy name origins & meanings Hebrew : Son of prophecyGerman : Bold as a bear Boy name variations Barnabas Barnaby Barney Barnie Bama Barnabie Barnabe Barnabus Barnebas Barnes Bernard Barnard Barny Bernd Berndt Bern Berne Bernardo Bernhard Bernhardt Bernie Bjorn Barend Barnum Barnardine Berend