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Byrne

Byrne proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Byrne (plural Byrnes)

  1. A surname from Irish.
  2. A male given name derived from the surname.

Forms of Byrne

pluralByrnes
alternative formByrn

Origin of Byrne

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Broin (“descendant of Bran”), a personal name based on bran (“raven”).

Questions about Byrne

What does Byrne mean?
Byrne means a surname from Irish.
What part of speech is Byrne?
Byrne is a proper noun.

Words near Byrne in the dictionary

  1. byrlakin
  2. byrlaw
  3. byrlaws
  4. byrling
  5. Byrn
  6. Byrne
  7. Byrnes
  8. Byrneside
  9. Byrness
  10. byrnie
  11. byrnies

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