English Explanatory Dictionary

Byrne

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

Byrne Byrnes Byrn

Etymology

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

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