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Boyne¹

Where it comes from

From Irish Bóinn.

proper noun

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

Boyne²

Where it comes from

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

proper noun Boynes

  1. A surname from Irish. "People were just doing as Google said but the excessive speed was unbelievable," Joanne Boyne, who lives in Guay, told BBC Scotland News.

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"Boyne." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/boyne. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Boyne. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/boyne

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"Boyne." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/boyne.

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@misc{boyne_2026,
  title = {Boyne},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/boyne},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}