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The name Burgess was carried to England in the enormous movement of people that followed the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Burgess family lived in Sussex. The name is derived from the Middle English word burge(i)s, or the Old French word burgeis which both mean "inhabitant and freeman of a fortified town."

Meaning: Derived from burgess, citizen Origin: English

Burgess Name Meaning. English and Scottish: status name from Middle English burge(i)s, Old French burgeis 'inhabitant and (usually) freeman of a (fortified) town' (see Burke), especially one with municipal rights and duties. Burgesses generally had tenure of land or buildings from a landlord by burgage.

Meaning: Town dweller or shopkeeper Origin: French

The surname is one of the Anglo-Norman names that came to Ireland in the 12th century. The surname Burgh is derived from the Old English word "burh," which is derived from the Old German word "burg," the common Germanic word for a fortification.

Meaning: Derived from berg, mountain Origin: German

Meaning of name Burkhard. Etymology : Derived from the Germanic elements burg meaning "protection" and hard "brave, hardy"

Meaning: Strong as a castle Origin: English

The Burgher surname refers to a citizen of a borough, from the Middle High German "burc," meaning a "fortified town." As a surname, Burgher may also come from one of the many place names in the region. Buy PDF History »

Meaning: Lives at the fortress Origin: English

Burgess Name Meaning. English and Scottish: status name from Middle English burge(i)s, Old French burgeis 'inhabitant and (usually) freeman of a (fortified) town' (see Burke), especially one with municipal rights and duties. ... The -eis ending is from Latin -ensis (modern English -ese as in Portuguese).

Meaning: Derived from burgess, citizen Origin: English

Meaning: From the fortress town Origin: English

Meaning: Strong as a castle Origin: German

Meaning: Lives on the castles hill Origin: English

Meaning: Lives at the castle Origin: English

Meaning: Lives at the castle ford Origin: English

Meaning: Lives at the castles meadow Origin: English

Meaning: From the fortified town Origin: English

The name Burian is a Russian baby name. In Russian the meaning of the name Burian is: Lives near the weeds.

Meaning: Lives near the weeds Origin: Slavic

The surname is one of the Anglo-Norman names that came to Ireland in the 12th century. The surname Burk is derived from the Old English word "burh," which is derived from the Old German word "burg," the common Germanic word for a fortification.

Meaning: Derived from burke, lives in a fortress Origin: French

Burke Name Meaning. Irish (of Anglo-Norman origin): habitational name from Burgh in Suffolk, England. This is named with Old English burh 'fortification', 'fortified manor'. Norwegian: Americanized form of Børke, a habitational name from any of eight farms in southeastern Norway, named with Old Norse birki 'birch wood' ...

Meaning: From a fortress Origin: English, Germanic

Burkett Name Meaning. English: from an Old English personal name, Burgheard, composed of the elements burh, burg 'fort' (see Burke) + heard 'hardy', 'brave', 'strong'. The name was reintroduced into Middle English by the Normans in the forms Bou(r)chart, Bocard.

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

Burkett Name Meaning. English: from an Old English personal name, Burgheard, composed of the elements burh, burg 'fort' (see Burke) + heard 'hardy', 'brave', 'strong'. The name was reintroduced into Middle English by the Normans in the forms Bou(r)chart, Bocard.

Meaning: Variant of Birkett: Area of birch trees. Origin: English

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