indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Gender Masculine
Usage English (Puritan)
Meaning & History
From the English phrase praise God, referring to giving God glory. A known bearer was Praise-God Barebone (or Barbon; c. 1598-1679), an English preacher and Fifth Monarchist after whom Barebone's Parliament of 1653 was named. He was the father of the economist Nicholas Barbon.