Definition of "Barney"

A male given name

1. A male given name transferred from the surname  examples

2. A diminutive of the male given names Barnabas, Barnaby, Bernard, or Barnett.  examples

3. A male given name from Old English  examples

A surname

1. A surname transferred from the given name  examples

2. A surname from Old English

   1. A surname from Old English [in turn from placenames] from the place name Barney, Old English "barn/barley island".  examples

   2. A surname from Old English [in turn transferred from the given name]  examples

A placename

1. A village in Norfolk, England, United Kingdom.  examples

2. A city and village in North Dakota, United States.  examples