Barnaby
Dickensian character's name
Barnaby is a masculine given name, somewhat old-fashioned in feel.
It derives from an Aramaic name meaning "son of consolation" and shares origins with Barnabas.
The name appears in literature, notably in Dickens's *Barnaby Rudge*.
Little Barnaby toddled after his grandfather.
Of the United Kingdom
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
- surnameHereditary family identifier
- given namePersonal name from birth
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
English · vintage · christening · formal · aristocratic · nickname · namesake · heritage
Surname of Victorian novelist
- ravenLarge black carrion bird
- historical fictionNovels set in actual pasts
- simpletonUnintelligent person
- innocentFree from moral wrong
novel · Victorian literature · character · protagonist · London · 1841 · serialized · allegory
Humor from the UK
- sitcomEpisodic TV comedy series
- detectiveProfessional crime investigator
- cozy mysteryLow-violence amateur sleuth genre
- English villageSmall rural British settlement
ITV · television · crime drama · pastoral · whodunit · murder mystery
British
Of the United Kingdom
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
- surnameHereditary family identifier
- given namePersonal name from birth
traditional · English · vintage · christening · formal · aristocratic · nickname · namesake · heritage · genealogy
Dickens
Surname of Victorian novelist
- ravenLarge black carrion bird
- historical fictionNovels set in actual pasts
- simpletonUnintelligent person
innocent · novel · Victorian literature · character · protagonist · London · 1841 · serialized · allegory
British comedy
Humor from the UK
- sitcomEpisodic TV comedy series
- detectiveProfessional crime investigator
- cozy mysteryLow-violence amateur sleuth genre
English village · ITV · television · crime drama · pastoral · whodunit · murder mystery