"Birney" meaning in All languages combined

See Birney on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: Birneys [plural]
Etymology: Scottish habitational surname from a place in Morayshire, probably from Scottish Gaelic braonach (“misty, wet, damp”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|gd|braonach||misty, wet, damp}} Scottish Gaelic braonach (“misty, wet, damp”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Birneys}} Birney (plural Birneys)
  1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic. Synonyms: Birnie

Inflected forms

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