Name Element BURGZ

Type Word & Element

Meaning & History

Germanic word meaning "fortress, fortification, citadel" [1][2].

Related Items

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

  1. Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 85.
  2. Orel, Vladimir. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Brill, 2003, page 63.
Entry added December 7, 2022