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  2. House of Burnett - Wikipedia

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    It remains uncertain if the name of Burnett is of Saxon or Norman origins. It has been suggested that the name Burnett is derived from the Old French burnete, brunette, which is a diminutive of brun meaning "brown", "dark brown". Another proposed origin of the name is from burnete, a high quality wool cloth originally dyed to a dark brown ...

  3. Burnett (surname) - Wikipedia

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    Burnett is a Scottish surname. It is derived from a nickname from the Old French burnete, brunette, which is a diminutive of brun meaning "brown", "dark brown". Another proposed origin of the name is from burnete, a high quality wool cloth originally dyed to a dark brown colour. [1] [2]

  4. Talk:House of Burnett - Wikipedia

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    BTW, the Ross Herald, Charles J. Burnett, who in an article published in 2000 refers to this family as the House of Burnett and James C.A. Burnett as the current head of the House. As for the use of the word house for a noble family, another source is J.H. Stevenson, Heraldry in Scotland, Vol. II (Glasgow: J. MacLeahose & Sons, 1914), passim ...

  5. Burnett baronets - Wikipedia

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    The Burnett Baronetcy, of Selborne House in the County Borough of Croydon, [1] was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 17 October 1913 for Sir David Burnett, Lord Mayor of London between 1912 and 1913. As of 2010 the title is held by his great-grandson, the fourth Baronet, who succeeded his father in 2002.

  6. James Burnett, Lord Monboddo - Wikipedia

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    In The Origin and Progress of Language, originally published in six volumes from 1774 to 1792, Burnett analysed the structure of languages and argued that humans had evolved language skills in response to changing environments and social structures. Burnett was the first to note that some languages create lengthy words for rather simple ...

  7. List of U.S. county name etymologies (A–D) - Wikipedia

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    Probably a word invented by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft meaning the lake with al from Arabic for the and egan from sa-gi-e-gan, the Chippewa word for lake. Other meanings often given are fine river or fair river. Allegany County: Maryland: From oolikhanna, a Lenape word meaning "beautiful stream". The word is the origin of the name of the Allegheny ...

  8. Carol Burnett Says She Plays Wordle Every Day With Allison ...

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    Carol Burnett is a Wordle queen!The legendary comic is an avid subscriber to the daily New York Times word game -- and she plays it every day with one of her famous friends: Allison Janney. The 89 ...

  9. Burnett, Somerset - Wikipedia

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    The origin of the name Burnett is most likely derived from the old English word baernet, meaning a place cleared by burning, and the earliest evidence of a settlement was in the period of the Roman occupation. [3] Burnett later appeared in the Domesday Book of 1086 with 30 inhabitants. In 1102 the village came under the control of the powerful ...