Associations to the word «Barnaby»

Wiktionary

BARNABY, noun. (1811) originally, a lively and fast-paced dance; by extension, any quick and uneven movement.
BARNABY, proper noun. A male given name, from the medieval vernacular form of Barnabas.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats