English word origin

Etymology of Boyne

From Irish Bóinn.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗

name

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

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Irish Bóinn.

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Derivation mentionBóinnga

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Source etymology 2

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name

A surname from Irish.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

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

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

Derivation mentionMac Baoithinga

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