Birney

B3I1R1N1E1Y4

proper noun

A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

OriginScottish Gaelic braonach →
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Meanings

proper nounBirney (countable and uncountable, plural Birneys)

plural Birneys · alternative Birnie

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Scottish Gaelic.
  2. countableuncountableA census-designated place in Rosebud County, Montana, United States.
nounBirney (plural Birneys)

plural Birneys · alternative Birnie

  1. rail transportA design of smaller streetcar with a single four-wheel truck produced in North America between 1915 and 1930, and apparently named after Charles Birney.

Origin

  1. Scottish Gaelicbraonach“misty, wet, damp”
  2. EnglishBirney

Scottish habitational surname from a place in Morayshire, probably from Scottish Gaelic braonach (“misty, wet, damp”).

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Cite this entry
APA

Birney. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Birney

MLA

“Birney.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Birney. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Birney,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Birney.

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