63%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage German, Norwegian, Danish Pronounced Pron. /ˈbɪʁk/(German) [key·simplify] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Short form of Burkhard. This is the name of a character in Astrid Lindgren's book Ronia the Robber's Daughter (1981). Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & CulturesBurgheard(Anglo-Saxon) Burkhard, Burchard, Burkhart(Germanic) PopularityDetails Last ranked #41 in 2023 Norway