Type Word & Element Usage Old Germanic (Hypothetical) Meaning & History Germanic word meaning "fortress, fortification, citadel" [1][2]. Related ItemsFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & Culturesburg(Anglo-Saxon) burg(Frankish) burgus(Late Roman) burg(Old Dutch) burg(Old High German) borg(Old Norse) burg(Old Saxon) Given Name DescendantBurke(English) Surname DescendantsArterberry, Arterbury, Atteberry, Atterberry, Auteberry, Berry, Bourke, Burgess, Burke, Burroughs, Burrows(English) Bourgeois(French) Burke(Irish) Borghi(Italian) Borg(Swedish) Sources & References Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 85. Orel, Vladimir. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Brill, 2003, page 63.