Dictionary

Burgess en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /ˈbɜːd͡ʒɪs/

Etymology

By proprialization from burgess, which is from Anglo-Norman burgeis (“town-dweller”); more at burgess.

Meanings

1. A surname transferred from the common noun.
2. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A township in Bond County, Illinois.
3. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Hayes Township, Charlevoix County, Michigan.
4. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A village in Barton County, Missouri.
5. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Horry County, South Carolina.
6. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Northumberland County, Virginia.

Deriveds

Burgess Hill · Burgessian