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Burns - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Burns

[ 1 syll. bur-(n)(s), bu-r-ns ] The boy name Burns is pronounced as BERNZ KEY. Burns is primarily used in the English language and it is of Middle English origin. The name's meaning is stream.

Burns is unusual as a baby name for boys. It is not ranked within the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Burns include the English Branch, the German Bruns, the Czech Bernek, the Albanian Besnik, the Czech Branek, the Slavic Branko, the Latvian Brencis, the Albanian Besniku, and the English Birinus.

KEY: Pronunciation for Burns: B as in "be (B.IY)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; Z as in "zee (Z.IY)"


 
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Meaning of Burns