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What does Byrne mean?
Byrne 
as a boys' name is of Middle English origin, and the name Byrne means "brook". Byrne is a variant form of Burns (Middle English).
ENDS WITH -ne
ASSOCIATED WITH brook (river)
Variations
VARIANTS Byrn, Burne, Burn, Bourne, Bourn, Beirne
RELATED FORMS VIA BURNS Burney, Burnis, Byrnes
CREATIVE FORMS(male) Brine, ..
(female) Byrna, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Byrne Isaias (B.I.), ..
How popular is Byrne?
Byrne is an uncommon first name for males but a very popular last name for both adults and children (#1106 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Which version is better?
Popular varying forms of Byrne (OUTSIDE TOP 2000) ranked in the Top 2000 are Burney, Burnis and Burns. Other variants, like Bourne, are seldom used. These forms of Byrne were at the apex of their popularity a century ago. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Similar Names
Byrne is pronounced similarly to Bern, Berne, Biron, Bjorn▲, Bjorne, Born and Borne. Other recommended sound-alike names are Arne, Bane, Barde, Barna, Barnes, Barnet, Barney▼, Barni, Barnie, Barny, Bayne, Benne, Berke, Berle, Bernd, Bernet, Bernie▼, Bernt, Berny, Birney, Birnie, Birny (see Birney), Bjarne, Blane, Boine, Boone▲, Boyne, Brae, Brye, Burke, Burle, Burnel (see Burnell), Burnet, Burnie, Byram, Byran, Byrd, Byrdie, Byren, Byrley, Byrom, Byron▼, Byrum, Carne, Herne, Kyrone, Lorne, Ryne▼, Tyrone▼, Verne▼ and Wynne. These names tend to be more frequently used than Byrne.
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