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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 Joyce, a member of the Nationals, which mainly represents regional communities, said: "We spent $96m to put a B at the end of the Bom site. It's now bomb, it's hopeless."

From BBC

Barnaby Joyce, former deputy prime minister and incumbent New England lawmaker, wrote on Facebook that his "thoughts, prayer and hopes" were with those injured in the crash.

From BBC

Republican Florida state representative Webster Barnaby accused trans people who testified against an anti-trans bill of being literal “demons and imps” who only “pretend that you are part of this world.”

From Salon

Ms O'Malley-Kumar tried to defend Barnaby Webber, both 19, as they were fatally stabbed by paranoid schizophrenic Valdo Calocane on 13 June 2023.

From BBC

Tragically, Grace and Barnaby both passed away as a result of their injuries from the attack.

From BBC