Given name
Burnelle
“the small brown-haired one”
Burnelle is a variant of Burnell. One French interpretation is “the small brown-haired one.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Burnelle is a variant of Burnell. One French interpretation is “the small brown-haired one.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Burnelle is a variant of Burnell. An origin associated with Burnell is French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Burnelle through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 17
- 0 boys · 17 girls
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1928. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 7 in 1920.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Burnelle’s family of names
Burnelle has a related form in Burnell.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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