Burnie \b(u)-rnie, bur-nie\ as a boy's name is a variant of Birney (Old English) and Burney (Old English), and the meaning of Burnie is "island with the brook, island of the brook". The baby name Burnie sounds like Barnie, Bernie, Birnie and Burne. Other similar baby names are Burlie and Burnis. View a list of the 2 names that reference Burnie.