Barnabas
Barnabas is a male name .
Origin and meaning of the name
According to Acts 4,36 EU Aramaic "son of consolation". In fact, the meaning is unclear. The name could refer to an origin from the place Nob near Jerusalem , so "son of Nob", to a father named Nabu, "son of Nabu", or to a deity Nebo , "son of Nebo". The latter is a common name in the Syrian region.
name day
Name day for Barnabas is June 11th, after St. Barnabas , who is counted to the extended circle of the disciples of Jesus . June 11 is the day of remembrance for Barnabas in the Catholic, Protestant, Anglican and Orthodox Churches. An early letter bears his name but was not included in the canon. The letter of Barnabas wants to show early Christian doctrines about Jesus Christ and his suffering as conforming to the Old Testament.
Well-known namesake
- St. Barnabas , Apostle
- Ronald Barnabas Schill (* 1958), German politician
- Barnabas Bögle (* 1957), abbot of the Benedictine monastery Ettal
- Brother Barnabas, religious name of the Munich master brewer Valentin Stephan Still (1750–1795)
Others
- Barnabas, American Christian hard rock band
- Order of Barnabites
- Mariahilfer Church , also called Barnabitenkirche
- In Franz Kafka's novel The Castle , the messenger Barnabas plays a central role.
variants
- Barnabé (French)
- Barnabei
- Barnabò
- Barnaby (English)
- Bernabé (Spanish)
- Bernabei
- Bernabéu
- Bernabò
- Varnava (Serbian, written in Cyrillic Варнава)
