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Meaning & History
Variant of Berny (in which case the spelling is more phonetical) and Burney.This name can also be a diminutive of any English given name that contains burn, which are often surnames that are used as given names. Examples of such names are Burnell, Burnett, Milburn and Wilburn.Notable bearers of this name include the American animator Burny Mattinson (1935-2023) and the Dutch producer and children's book author Burny Bos (1944-2023).