Bourke
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Bourke
- /bɜːk/ UK
- /bɝk/ US
Sounds like berk, birk, burk, Burke, burke · Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)k
Where it comes from
From an Anglo-Norman pronunciation of burgh.
proper noun Bourkes · de Burgh · Burgh · Burke · Burgo · de Burgo
- A topographical surname from Anglo-Norman for someone who lived in a fortified place.
- A town and local government area (Bourke Shire) in north-west New South Wales, Australia, named after Sir Richard Bourke.
noun Bourkes
- Short for Bourke's parrot.Bourke's parrot
