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View Name: Burton


BURTON
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: English
PRONOUNCED: BURT-ən   [key]
Meaning & History
From a surname which was originally taken from an Old English place name meaning "fortified town". A famous bearer of the surname was Sir Richard Burton (1821-1890), an explorer of Africa and Asia.
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DIMINUTIVE: Burt
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