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Burkhart Name Meaning. German and Dutch: from the medieval personal name Burkhard, composed of the elements burg 'fort', 'castle' + hard 'hardy', 'brave', 'strong'.

Meaning: Variant of Burchard: Strong castle. Origin: English

This unusual surname is of Anglo-Saxon origin, and is from the Olde English pre 7th Century personal name "Burgheard", composed of the elements "burh, burg", fort, similar to the Old High German "burg" (from the Old French element), the common Germanic word for a fortification, and the Olde English "heard", hardy, ...

Meaning: Derived from birkett, area of birch trees Origin: English

The name Burl is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Burl is: Forest; cup bearer.

Meaning: Cup bearer, wine servant, knot in a tree Origin: English

Meanings and history of the name Burl: | Edit. Of Middle English origin meaning "knot in cloth." A burl is a dome-shaped growth on the trunk of a tree. Burls yield a very peculiar and highly figured wood, which is rare and prized for it's beauty. Famous real-life people named Burl: | Edit.

Meaning: Fortified Origin: English

The name Burleigh is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Burleigh is: Lives at the castle's meadow. Fortified. See also Berlyn.

Meaning: Meadow with knotted tree trunks Origin: English

English: habitational name from any of various places, for example in Hampshire, Rutland, Shropshire, and West Yorkshire, named Burley from Old English burh 'fortified manor', 'stronghold' + leah 'woodland clearing'. Americanized spelling of Swiss German Bürli, from a diminutive of bur 'peasant', 'farmer' (see Bauer).

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Meaning: Derived from burleigh, british place name Origin: English

Burlin Name Meaning. English: possibly, as Reaney proposes, an ethnic name for someone from Burgundy, France, from a variant Old French bouguignon 'Burgundian', but more probably a variant of the more frequent English surname Burling. Altered spelling of Berlin.

Meaning: Son of berl Origin: German

Burley is also a type of tobacco grown for cigarettes. This name is probably given in reference to the adjective burly, meaning "stout, sturdy." ... Or the name Burley is composed of two Saxon words 'burgh', meaning "fortified palace" + leah "meadow."

Meaning: Lives at the castles meadow Origin: English

The surname Burns has several origins. In some cases it derived from the Middle English or Scots burn, and originated as a topographic name for an individual who lived by a stream. ... An early form of the surname when derived from a nickname meaning "burn house" is "Brenhus", recorded in 1286 and 1275.

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Norse Meaning: The name Burnaby is a Norse baby name. In Norse the meaning of the name Burnaby is: Warrior's estate.

Meaning: The warrior Origin: Norwegian

The Strongbownian invaders added their Norman conventions for surnames to the previously established Irish system for hereditary surnames. ... The surname Burnard is derived from the Germanic personal name Bernhard, which consists of the elements ber or bern, which mean bear, and hard, which means brave, handy, or strong.

Meaning: Variant of Bernard strong as a bear.. Origin: English

What does Burne mean? Burne [burne] as a boys' name is of Middle English derivation, and Burne means "stream; brook". Burne is an alternate spelling of Bourne (Middle English): place name. Burne is also a variant of Burns (Middle English).

Meaning: Brook

Meaning: Lives on the brook island Origin: English

It was a name for a person with brown hair or a dark complexion. The surname Burnell is derived from the Old English word burnel. This word comes from the Old French word brunel, which is a diminutive of the Old French word brun. Normally a nickname, Burnell was also used as a personal name. Buy PDF History »

Meaning: Derived from burnell, little brown child Origin: French

The name Burnell is an Irish baby name. In Irish the meaning of the name Burnell is: Bear; brown.

Meaning: A burnt hill Origin: English

Burnett is an English 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.

Meaning: Burned nettle Origin: French

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.

Meaning: Bear, brown Origin: English

The name Burney is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Burney is: Lives on the brook island.

Meaning: Island with a brook Origin: English

The meaning of the name “Burnie” is: “Brenno's settlement”. Categories: British Names, English Names, Norman Names, Surnames Names.

Meaning: Variant of Birney: Small river or stream with an island. Origin: English

Burns Name Meaning. Scottish and northern English: topographic name for someone who lived by a stream or streams, from the Middle English nominative plural or genitive singular of burn (see Bourne). Scottish: variant of Burnhouse, habitational name from a place named with burn 'stream' + house 'house'.

Meaning: From a stream Origin: English

English: of uncertain origin. Reaney explains this as a nickname for a person who is difficult to shake off, from Middle English bur(r) 'bur' (a seedhead that sticks to clothing). Burre occurs as a surname or byname as early as 1185, but the vocabulary word is not recorded in OED until the 14th century.

Meaning: Prickly plant Origin: Swedish

English, Scottish, and northern Irish: probably a metonymic occupational name for someone who made or sold coarse woolen cloth, Middle English burel or borel (from Old French burel, a diminutive of b(o)ure); the same word was used adjectively in the sense 'reddish brown' and may have been applied as a nickname ...

Meaning: A countryman Origin: English, French

The name Burris was brought to England in the wave of migration that followed the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Burris family lived in Hampshire. The name was given to settlements located near a hill, and is from the Old English beorg, which means hill.

Meaning: Town dweller Origin: English

Burson Name Meaning. English: unexplained; apparently a patronymic, but from an unidentified medieval personal name. It may be a variant of Barson.

Meaning: Son of byrne Origin: English

The name Burt is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Burt is: Derived from the Old English 'beorht' meaning bright, glorious. Also used as a name derived from the surname and place name Burton, meaning fortified enclosure. Famous bearers: American actors Burt Lancaster and Burt Reynolds.

Meaning: A form of bert Origin: Anglo-Saxon

Meaning: Fortress Origin: English

Burton Name Meaning. English: habitational name from a place name that is very common in central and northern England. The derivation in most cases is from Old English burh 'fort' (see Burke) + tun 'enclosure', 'settlement'.

Meaning: Fortified town Origin: Old English

The name Burtt came to England with the ancestors of the Burtt family in the Norman Conquest of 1066. It comes from the Norman personal name and was originally spelled Berte. That name is derived from the word berht, which means light.

Meaning: Derived from bert, bright light Origin: English

Meaning: Derived from bert, bright light Origin: English