barnaby

Etymology

* English surname of Aramaic origin, from בַּר נְבִיָּא (bar nəḇiyyā, literally “prophet’s son”). * Also as an English surname, from Old English Beornwald, from beorn (“young warrior”) + wealdan (“rule”) + Old Norse býr (“farmstead”).

name

A male given name from Hebrew, from the medieval vernacular form of Barnabas.“This day the sun is in his chiefest height With Barnaby the Bright.”

noun

A lively and fast-paced dance; (by extension) any quick and uneven movement.“Bounce cry the port-holes, out they fly And make the world dance Barnaby.”