Burton

Gender
Male (Masculine | Boy)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
Derived from a surname meaning "fortified town"
Popularity
The name Burton is not currently ranked in the top 1000 names in the United States or the United Kingdom.

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Burton Name meanings & History

Derived from a surname meaning "fortified town". From an English surname that was originally derived from a place name meaning "fortified town" in Old English. A famous bearer of the surname was Sir Richard Burton (1821-1890), an explorer of Africa and Asia. The name Burton is commonly used as a first name for boys in English-speaking countries.

Zodiac Sign of Burton: Beauty Taurus,Brains Libra

Synonyms of Burton:

B: Bountiful,Beauty,Brains,Bashful

U: Understanding,Undermining,Unity,Universality,Utopia

R: Resourceful,Reason,Rational,Restless

T: Talkative,Touchy,Tireless,Tacky,Testy,Doubting Thomas,Truth

O: Ostentatious,Obstinate,Obsolete,Organized,Obsessive

N: Nice,Nervous,Nutrition,Nitpicking,Neat,Nagging,Neurosis

Burton is:

  • a Class name
  • a Classic name
  • a Formal name
  • a Mature name
  • a Serious name
  • a Simple name
  • a Strong name
  • a Upper name
  • a Wholesome name

Famous People

Famous people named Burton include actor Richard Burton, director Tim Burton, and fashion designer Simon Burton.

2.) BURTON (Male)

Usage: English

Meanings: Transferred use of the surname originating as an English placename derived from the Old English elements burg (stronghold, fortress) and tun (town, settlement, village, enclosure). (BER-TUN)


3.) Burton (Male)

Usage: English

Meanings: (English) fortified town.

Other Forms: Bertan, Berten, Bertin, Bertyn, Birtan, Birten, Birtin, Birton, Birtyn, Burtan, Burten, BurtinBertan, Berten, Bertin, Bertyn, Birtan, Birten, Birtin, Birton, Birtyn, Burtan, Burten, Burtin,Burtyn, Byrtan, Byrten, Byrtin, Byrton, Byrtyn


4.) Burton (Male)

Usage: English

Meanings: (English) protective; town that is well fortified

Other Forms: Burt, Burty, Brutie


5.) BURTON (Male)

Usage: American

Meanings: Transferred use of the English surname that originated from a place-name derived from the Old English elements burg (a stronghold, fortress) and tun (town, settlement, village, enclosure). Short: Burt. (BER-TUN)


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