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De Burgh

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de Burgh
Blazon: Or, a cross gules
PronunciationEnglish: /d ˈbɜːr/
Irish: [də ˈbuːɾˠkə]
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

de Burgh (English: /dəˈbɜːr/ də-BUR, French: [dəbuʁ]; Irish: de Búrca; Latin: 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]

Notable people with this name include:

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

C

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Chris de Burgh

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

E

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Elizabeth de Burgh, Queen Consort of Scotland

G

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H

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J

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M

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R

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T

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U

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Ulick de Burgh, 1st Marquess of Clanricarde
Ulick de Burgh Browne, 7th Marquess of Sligo

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Given name

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De Burgh Fitzpatrick Persse

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Citations

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

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