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Barnaby

American  
[bahr-nuh-bee] / ˈbɑr nə bi /

noun

  1. a first name: from a Hebrew word meaning “son of exhortation.”


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Barnaby's mother Emma Webber has called for "accountability right down to an individual level" at the statutory public inquiry in London, which is due to run until May.

From BBC

It will examine the events leading up to the deaths of Ian, and University of Nottingham students Barnaby Webber, from Taunton in Somerset, and Grace O'Malley Kumar, from London.

From BBC

The mental health trust was involved in the care of Valdo Calocane, a paranoid schizophrenic who killed Barnaby Webber, Grace O'Malley-Kumar and Ian Coates in the Nottingham attacks in June 2023.

From BBC

Equally compelling is Silas’s protégé, Barnaby, who claims to have David’s best interests at heart—until he tells David he intends “to get to know you and your every secret better than anyone ever has before.”

From The Wall Street Journal

“General Hospital” cast him in 1978, but not before he added shows including “Barnaby Jones,” “The Streets of San Francisco” and “Marcus Welby, M.D.” to his resume.

From Los Angeles Times