I don't know how well-known Barney-the-purple-dinosaur is in England, but he's still pretty darn well known here in the States. I'm not sure if they're still making the show, or if new episodes are coming on, but I know it still comes on PBS a few times a day. As for England, I remember
Hugh Grant's character in "About A Boy" had friends with kids named
Barney and
Imogen, but I don't know how true-to-life that is. :b
I like
Barnabas and
Barnaby, and even the nn
Barney, but wouldn't be likely to use any of them if I was staying in the U.S.
Barnaby's my favorite, though, without a nn.
~
Heather~
