Definitions

1. proper noun

a male given name, variant of Barnaby.

“He was named Barnaby after his grandfather.”

2. noun

a type of fool or simpleton, often used in the phrase ‘good Barnaby Rudge’, referring to a character in Charles Dickens’ novel ‘The Old Curiosity Shop’.

“The villagers laughed at the town’s eccentric, calling him a Barnaby.”