Barney

Barney is a masculine given name, often a short form (hypocorism) of Barnard, Barnett and other names, and occasionally a nickname. It is derived from the Slavic name Barni, the pet form of Barnim, which means "defender", and it was formerly a popular name throughout Poland. Notable people with the name include: People Given name Barney Aaron (1800–1850), English-born American Hall of Fame lightweight bare-knuckle boxer Young Barney Aaron (1836–1907), English-born American bare-knuckle boxer; son of Barney Aaron Barney Barnato (1851–1897), British mining entrepreneur born Barnet Isaacs, one of those who gained control of diamond, and later gold, mining in South Africa Barney Clark (died 1983), first human recipient of an artificial heart Barney M. Giles (1892–1984), US Army Air Forces lieutenant general Barney Hill (1922–1969), American who, with his wife, claimed to have been kidnapped by aliens Barney F. Hajiro (1916–2011), US Army soldier awarded the Medal of Honor Barney Kessel (1923–2004), American jazz guitarist Barney Lebrowitz (1891–1949), better known as "Battling Levinsky", American Hall-of-Fame world champion light heavyweight boxer Barney Martin (1923–2005), American actor Barney McCosky (1917–1996), Major League Baseball outfielder Barney Pelty (1880–1939), American Major League Baseball player Barney Poole (1923–2005), National Football League player Barney Ross (1909–1967), American Hall-of-Fame world champion boxer born Dov-Ber Rasofsky Barney Sedran (1891–1964), American Hall-of-Fame basketball player Barney E.