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Vinony

Burns

proper noun

  1. surname
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /bɝnz/ / /bɜːnz/ / /bɔːnz/

name

Etymology: * As a Scottish surname, from several places such as Burnis, Burnes, Burnhouse, containing the noun burn (“stream”). * As an English and Scottish surname, variant of Burn or Barnes. * As an Irish surname, Anglicized from Ó Broin, see Byrne. * As a Jewish surname, Americanized and shortened from Bernstein.

  1. plural of Burn

noun

  1. plural of burn

verb

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of burn