# Birney

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #79,309

## Definitions
1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
2. A census-designated place in Rosebud County, Montana, United States.

## Etymology
Scottish habitational surname from a place in Morayshire, probably from Scottish Gaelic braonach (“misty, wet, damp”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/birney