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Surname, A variant of the Irish Ó Broin, meaning descendants of Branach or Bran, meaning "raven".

Surname Origin: Irish

Alternate Surname Spellings: O'BYRNE, O'BEIRNE, O'BERNE, BERNE, BEIRNE

The name has been traced back to ancient Celtic chieftain, Bran Mac Maolmòrrdha, the King of Leinster who died in 1052 A.D. Along with King Conn of the Hundred Battles, he was descended from Cathair Mor, an earlier king of Leinster, who was also monarch of all Ireland around 200 AD. The clan's motto is the Latin phrase Certavi et Vici which means "I have Fought and Conquered".
A. Byrne is a living legend.
byrne by trackerman February 7, 2009
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One of a group of bums who also gives.
What's up Byrne?
Byrne by dub February 26, 2018
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To Byrne, can be both used as a verb or adjective, with association to hooking up with rank chicks, getting rejected frequently, and generally banging anything that breathes. A 'Byrne' speciality, is relations of the intimate nature with chicks who look like French football players.
'fuck that chick tom is with is rank... man that guy is so byrne'

Or

'Fuck man i was so bryned last night... those fat chicks couldnt get enough of me'
Byrne by fingerbum December 20, 2007
The act of submitting false candidates so that you can get your submits and mess around all day
Kevin pulled a Byrne and now he works in Med Staffing...
Byrne by Wegeasy December 9, 2008
A shitout of the Burnley Banter 16th nov, 2006
Dno't be such a fuckin Byrne and come out
Byrne by Ignite November 10, 2008

byrne creek 

an award winning Canadian community school that faces more thefts and vandalisms than the average school; in fact, the T in HEART, their slogan, stands for Theft
"Someone just stole my locker at Byrne Creek"
byrne creek by BitchSjit September 9, 2019

Byrne-steal 

verb: from comic fandom, to read a comic in the shop without any intention of buying said comic. Originates from comic writer/artist John Byrne, who alleged that doing so was "stealing"
"I only Byrne-stole the latest issue of Btaman, so I can't remember all the details properly"
Byrne-steal by Doc Filth June 7, 2004
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