Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

burney

/bˈɝni/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.55 in modern English

Syllables: bur-ney
IPA: /bˈɝni/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Anglo-Norman.

name

A census-designated place in Shasta County, California, United States.

Etymology

Variant of Berney.

Homonyms

birney birnie berney

Rhymes With

attorney journey bernie ernie gurney kearney tourney kearny turney birney mcburney verney

Questions

How do you pronounce burney?: The recorded pronunciation is /bˈɝni/.
What does burney mean?: A surname from Anglo-Norman.
Where does burney come from?: Variant of Berney.

How to pronounce burney

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