What does Burton mean?
How do we pronounce Burton?
Burton \bur-ton, bu-rt-on\ is a boy's name. It consists of 6 letters and 2 syllables.
The baby boy name Burton is pronounced as BER-TahN 1.
1 Pronunciation for Burton: B as in "be (B.IY)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)" ; T as in "tee (T.IY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"
What is the origin of Burton?
Burton is used predominantly in English and its origin is Old English. The meaning of Burton is fortified town. Derived from the words 'burh' which means protection, fortress, castle ; 'tun' which means town, settlement, homestead. The first name is taken from the surname, itself from an Old English place name from various areas in England so called. The short form Burt is in recent times known from the actors Burt Lancaster (1913-1994) and Burt Reynolds (1936-), for whom it was a shortening of the given name Burton. Burton has 15 variants that are used in both English and other languages. English variants of Burton include Bertan name popularity, Berten name popularity, Bertin pronounciation, meaning of Bertyn, Birtan meaning, Birten meaning of name, Birtin name variations, meaning of Burtan, nicknames for Burten, Burtin meaning of name, name Burtun meaning, Burtyn meaning of name, and name Byrton origin. Another English variant is the contracted form name Burt origin. A variant of the name used in other languages is what does the name Bertadio mean (German).
The following famous people share the name Burton:
- Actor Burt Lancaster, born Burton Stephen Lancaster 2 November 1913 - 20 October 1994, New York, New York
- Actor Burt Reynolds, born Burton Leon Reynolds February 11, 1936, Lansing, Michigan.
List of baby names that is pronounced like Burton:
short names for Berten, Berton definition (English and French), Birten name, name Burten meaning, name Burtun, meaning of Burtyn, name Byrton, what does the name Bairden mean, name Bardan origin, Barden definition (English), name Bardene meaning, nicknames for Bardin, name Bardon meaning, name Bardun meaning, nicknames for Bardyn, name Barrton, Bartan definition, Barten name popularity, Bartin pronounciation, and name Bartome meaning (English).
The baby name Burton fun facts:
The name Burton in reverse order is "Notrub".
The numerological value of the name Burton is number 9, which means humanitarian, giving nature, selflessness, obligations, creative expression.
How popular is Burton?
Burton is not in the top boy names in USA.