Boyne

English

Etymology 1

From Irish Bóinn.

Proper noun

Boyne

1. A river in County Kildare, County Offaly, County Meath and County Louth, Ireland.

Translations

river

• Irish: An Bhóinn f
• Macedonian: Бојн m (Bojn)

Etymology 2

Perhaps a modern form of Irish Mac Baoithin (“son of Baoithin”), a nickname from baoth (“foolish”).

Proper noun

Boyne (plural Boynes)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Boyne is the 27845^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 862 individuals. Boyne is most common among White (90.84%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Boyne”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 210.

Anagrams

• Boney, Bynoe, Ebony, boney, ebony