Barnaba

Barnabas is a male first name.

Origin and Meaning of the Name

Aramaic According to Acts 4.36 EU " son of consolation ". Indeed, the meaning is unclear. The name could refer to an origin from the place Nob near Jerusalem, ie " son of Nob " on a father named Nabu, "the son of Nabu ," or a deity Nebo, " son of Nebo ". The latter is a common name in the occupied Syrian region.

Name-day

Name day for Barnabas is June 11, according to St. Barnabas, which is counted to the wider circle of Jesus' disciples. The June 11th is Remembrance Day for Barnabas in the Catholic, Protestant, Anglican and Orthodox churches. An early deuterokanonischer letter bears his name; the encyclical will have early Christian teachings on Jesus Christ and his suffering as with the Old Testament consistently.

Well-known bearers of the name

• St. Barnabas, Apostle
• Ronald Barnabas Schill (* 1958), German politician
• Barnaby Metschurat (* 1974), German actor
• Barnabas Bögle (* 1957), abbot of the Benedictine monastery Ettal
• Brother Barnabas, religious name of the Munich brewmaster Valentin Stephan Still (1750-1795)

Others

• Barnabas, U.S. Christian hard rock band
• Barnabites Medal
• In Franz Kafka's novel The Castle of messenger Barnabas plays a central role.

Variants

• Barnaby (English)
• Varnava (Serbian written in Cyrillic Варнава )