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de Burgh

/dəˈbɜː(ɹ)/

de Burgh proper noun: a topographical surname from Anglo-Norman for someone who lived in a fortified place.

Proper noun

de Burgh

  1. A topographical surname from Anglo-Norman for someone who lived in a fortified place.

Forms of de Burgh

alternative formBurgh
alternative formBurke
alternative formBourke
alternative formBourg
alternative formde Bourg
alternative formBurgo
alternative formde Burgo
alternative formde Búrca

Origin of de Burgh

From the Anglo-Norman word burgh.

Questions about de Burgh

What does de Burgh mean?
De Burgh means a topographical surname from Anglo-Norman for someone who lived in a fortified place.
What part of speech is de Burgh?
De Burgh is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce de Burgh?
De Burgh is pronounced /dəˈbɜː(ɹ)/.

Words near de Burgh in the dictionary

  1. de Bruijn's theorem
  2. de Bruijn-Erdős theorem
  3. de Bruijn-Newman constant
  4. De Bruyn
  5. de Bryan
  6. de Burgh
  7. de Burgo
  8. de Búrca
  9. de Campian
  10. de Candollean
  11. De Carlo

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