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Barnaby bright

noun
Bar·​na·​by bright | \ -ē-\
variants: or Barnaby day

Definition of Barnaby bright

: June 11 Old Style, the longest day in the year

— called also Saint Barnabas' day

—contrasted with Lucy light

History and Etymology for Barnaby bright

after St. Barnabas (Acts 4:36–37), whose feast day is June 11

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