Burnie - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Burnie \b(u)-rnie, bur-nie\ is a variant of Birney (Old English) and Burney (Old English), and the meaning of Burnie is "island with the brook; island of the brook".

The baby name Burnie sounds like Barnie, Bernie, Birnie and Burne. Other similar baby names are Burlie and Burnis.

Burnie is an uncommon first name for men but a somewhat common last name for both men and women (#74491 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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