Etymology

Boyne

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Today it means: A river in County Kildare, County Offaly, County Meath and County Louth, Ireland. Full definition →

Irish Bóinn
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Boyne · proper noun1

  1. Irish · derived fromBóinn
  2. English todayBoyne

From Irish Bóinn.

Boyne · proper noun2

  1. Irish · derived fromMac Baoithin“son of Baoithin”
  2. English todayBoyne

Perhaps a modern form of Irish Mac Baoithin (“son of Baoithin”), a nickname from baoth (“foolish”).

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