Meaning

noun United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996)

noun celebrated Scottish poet (1759-1796)

noun pain that feels hot as if it were on fire

origin* As a Scottish surname, from several places such as Burnis, Burnes, Burnhouse, containing the noun burn (“stream”). * As an English and Scottish surname, variant of Burn or Barnes. * As an Irish surname, Anglicized from Ó Broin, see Byrne. * As a Jewish surname, Americanized and shortened from Bernstein.

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