Submitted NameRevisions Save Type Surname (from location & from nickname) Usage English, Irish Pronounced Pron. BUR-nee, ber-NAY [key] Edit Status Status [show contributorshide contributors] Added 11/19/2018 by Nifty_Name_Nerd Edited 11/24/2018 by Beautiful Victory Meaning & History Form of the French place name of 'Bernay' or adapted from the personal name BJORN, ultimately meaning "bear".