proper noun/beɾnaˈbe/
Barnabas (biblical character); a male given name, equivalent to English Barnabas; a surname deriving from the Biblical character
“Ministrando pues éstos al Señor, y ayunando, dijo el Espíritu Santo: Apartadme é Bernabe y á Saulo para la obra para la cual los he llamado.” — As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.
From Latin Barnabas, borrowed from Ancient Greek Βαρναβᾶς (Barnabâs). Doublet of Bernabéu.