# Barnabas

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈbɑɹnəbəs/ · frequency rank #34,791

## Definitions
1. An early Christian, one of the earliest Christian disciples in Jerusalem
2. A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.

## Etymology
From Ancient Greek Βαρναβᾶς (Barnabâs), from Aramaic בַרְנֶבֻאָה (barneḇú’â, literally “prophet's son”), from בּר (bar, “son of”) and נְבִיָּא (nəḇiyyā, “prophet”).

## Easily confused with
- **Barnaby** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barnabas-vs-barnaby)
- **bananas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bananas-vs-barnabas)

## Common misspellings (12)
`abrnabas`, `banrabas`, `baranbas`, `barnaabs`, `barnabass`, `barnabbas`, `barnabsa`, `barnbaas`, `barnnabas`, `barrnabas`, `bbarnabas`, `branabas`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/barnabas