name
Meaning 1
A surname.
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burnie
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name
Meaning 2
A port city and local government area (City of Burnie) in northern Tasmania, Australia. It was named after William Burnie.
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noun
Meaning 3
A small brook.
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Usage: Scotland
Examples
- c. 1820s, James Hogg, "Sing on, Sing on, My Bonnie Bird" A bramble shade around our head, A burnie popplin by
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History
Etymology
From burn + -ie.
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