Gender: Male
Origin: German, English
Meaning: Brave as a bear, Lives on the Brook Island
Pronunciation: BUR-nee, /ΛbΙrni/, B ER N IY
Popularity Rank: #891,629
Derived from the Old German name Bernhard, meaning 'brave as a bear'. It can also be a variant of the surname 'Birnie', which is of Scottish origin.
The name Birney is of German, English origin and means Brave as a bear, Lives on the Brook Island, Island with a Brook. It is often used as a Male name and is mostly used as a Last Name.
Birney is found in Colombia, Malaysia, Peru, and 4 more countries.
Phonetic Pronunciation: BUR-nee
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet): /ΛbΙrni/
ARPAbet Phonetic Pronunciation: B ER N IY
B: Pronounce as in "big" (B IH G)
ER: Pronounce as in "bird" (B ER D)
N: Pronounce as in "no" (N OW)
IY: Pronounce as in "see" (S IY)
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At NamesLook, the name Birney is recorded 14 times globally, ranking it as the 891,629th most common name worldwide.
Birney is most prevalent in Colombia, with 5 occurrences, making it the 96,304th most popular name in the country.
This chart displays the ranking of the name Birney from 1980 to 2023, based on the most recent data from the U.S. Social Security Administration.
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