Burnett

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proper noun

A surname from Old French.

OriginMiddle English burnet ← Old French brunet →
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Meanings

proper nounBurnett (countable and uncountable, plural Burnetts)

plural Burnetts · alternative Bernett · alternative Burtnett

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Old French.
  2. A placename
    1. countableuncountableA small village in Compton Dando parish, Bath and North East Somerset district, Somerset, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref ST6665).
    2. countableuncountableA township in Pope County, Arkansas.
    3. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Otter Creek Township, Vigo County, Indiana.
    4. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Industrial Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota.
    5. countableuncountableA township in Antelope County, Nebraska.
    6. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Pierce County, Washington.
    7. countableuncountableA town and census-designated place therein, in Dodge County, Wisconsin.
    8. abbreviationcountableellipsisuncountableEllipsis of Burnett County.

Origin

  1. Old Frenchbrunet
  2. Middle Englishburnet“brown”
  3. EnglishBurnett

From Middle English burnet (“brown”), from Old French brunet, brunete.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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