Burgos: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Burgos – Meaning: walled/fortified town – Origin: Gothic (Germanic) – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: BOOR-gos


Burgos is a Gothic (Germanic) boy's name meaning “walled/fortified town”. It appears in our list of 175+ European City Baby Names With Old-World Elegance.

Meaning & Origin of Burgos

Meaning: Walled/fortified town.

Origin: Gothic (Germanic).

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Burgos

Phonetic: BOOR-gos   IPA: /ˈbuɾɣos/

Popularity of Burgos

Burgos doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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