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Boyne

Boyne proper noun: a river in County Kildare, County Offaly, County Meath and County Louth, Ireland.

Proper noun (1)

Boyne

  1. A river in County Kildare, County Offaly, County Meath and County Louth, Ireland.

Proper noun (2)

Boyne (plural Boynes)

  1. A surname from Irish.

Forms of Boyne

pluralBoynes

Origin of Boyne

From Irish Bóinn.

Perhaps a modern form of Irish Mac Baoithin (“son of Baoithin”), a nickname from baoth (“foolish”).

Questions about Boyne

What does Boyne mean?
Boyne means a river in County Kildare, County Offaly, County Meath and County Louth, Ireland.
What part of speech is Boyne?
Boyne is a proper noun.

Words near Boyne in the dictionary

  1. boymoded
  2. boymoder
  3. boymoders
  4. boymodes
  5. boymoding
  6. Boyne
  7. Boynes
  8. boyness
  9. Boynton
  10. Boynton Beach
  11. Boyntons

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