De Burgh

de Burgh (also spelt de Bourgh, and Burke, and also Latinised as de Burgo) is an Anglo-Norman surname deriving from the ancient Anglo-Norman and Hiberno-Norman noble dynasty, the House of Burgh. In Ireland, the descendants of William de Burgh (c.1160–1206) had the surname de Burgh which was gaelicised in Irish as de Búrca and over the centuries became Búrc then Burke and Bourke.[1]

de Burgh
Blazon: Or, a cross gules
PronunciationEnglish: /d ˈbɜːr/
Language(s)English
Origin
Language(s)French
Meaning"of the borough"
Region of originEngland, Ireland
Other names
Variant form(s)de Bourgh, Burgo/de Burgo
Anglicisation(s)Burgh
Derivative(s)de Búrca, Burke, Bourke

Notable people with this name include:

Surname

A

  • Aoife de Búrca (1885–1974), born Eva Burke, Red Cross nurse during the Irish Easter Rising

C

D

  • David de Burca or David de Burgh, 15th Mac William Iochtar (alive 1537), Irish chieftain and noble

E

Elizabeth de Burgh, Queen Consort of Scotland

G

H

J

M

R

T

U

W

Given name

Fictional characters

See also

References

  1. Woulfe, Patrick (1923). Irish Names and Surnames (in English and Ga). Dublin: M. H. Gill & Sons Ltd.
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