Meaning 
The name Barney has the following meaning: Brave and strong as a bear. Despite being associated with the patron saint of mountain climbers and medieval saints, the name Bernard has grown just a little outdated.
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.
Popularity 
As a baby boy name, Barney is currently not a popular baby name in the USA.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Barney in the USA, over the past 100 years.
Origins  Related names  The following names are baby names related to Barney and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Barney: Boys - Dagobert, Herman, Miles, Girls - Adelaide, Adelia, Adelle, Adline, Alberta, Allar, Arleth, Arminda, Arminta, Berdie, Bernardine, Both genders - Alice, Ballard, Bertha, Charles, Emerson, Emma
Variants 
The name Barney is a variant of Bernard. Other popular variants of the name Bernard are: Barnard, Barnardo, Barney, Barnhard (Spanish), Barnhardo (French), Benat, Benek, Beno, Bern, Bernardo (Italian), Bernardyn, Berngards, Bernhard (German), Bernie, Berno, Burnard, Vernados
Style 
We think the name Barney should fall under the following style category: Traditional. See other Traditional boy names
Impression 
Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Barney to be: A big, happy and easy-going "giant"In one word, you might describe Barney as a(n) " big" person. See other "big" names for boys.
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