Barnes
English
"someone who lives or works near the barn"
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Barnes Origin and Meaning
The name Barnes is a boy's name of English origin meaning "someone who lives or works near the barn".
This is a solid surname choice for people looking for a change from Cooper, Parker and Carson. Australian parents will probably instantly associate this name with famous rock legend Jimmy Barnes, but this has an even older pedigree as a namesake - Barnes Wallis was a UK aviator and inventor, most remembered for designing the Dambuster bomb (a bomb that bounces across water to reach its target) and working on supersonic flight in the 1940s and 50s.
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Famous People Named Barnes
- Sir Barnes Neville WallisEnglish scientist, inventor of the "bouncing bomb"
The name Barnes in Pop Culture
- Jake Barnesmain character in "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
- James "Bucky" BarnesMarvel Comics and movies character