English Explanatory Dictionary

bourg

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Obsolete form of burgh.
  2. Obsolete form of borough.
name
  1. A surname from French.
  2. A topographical surname from Anglo-Norman for someone who lived in a fortified place.

Pronunciation

/bɜː(ɹ)/

Word forms

bourg bourgs Burgh Burke Bourke de Bourg Burgo de Burgo de Búrca

Etymology

From the Anglo-Norman word burgh.

Related words

Bourg-en-Bresse Bourg-Saint-Maurice
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