Meaning & use
Burnett
A surname of English and Scottish origin, originally describing someone with brown hair or dark coloring.
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The novelist Frances Hodgson Burnett wrote 'The Secret Garden' and other classic books.
Several families named Burnett settled in the region during the eighteenth century.
A note on using this word
Burnett likely derives from an Old French word for brown, similar in origin to the surname 'Brown.'
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