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De Búrca

de Búrca (English: de Burgh; Latin: Burgo}; also Búrc, Bourke and Burke) is an Irish 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][2][3]

de Búrca
Blazon: Or, a cross gules
PronunciationIrish: [də ˈbuːɾˠkə]
English: /də ˈbʊrkə/
Language(s)Irish
Origin
Language(s)French
Derivationde Burgh
Meaning"of the borough"
Region of originEngland, Ireland
Other names
Variant form(s)de Bourgh, Burgo/de Burgo
Anglicisation(s)Burgh
Derivative(s)Burke, Bourke

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

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  • David de Burca or David de Burgh, 15th Mac William Iochtar (alive 1537), Irish chieftain and noble
  • Déirdre de Búrca (born 1963), Irish Green Party politician who served as a Senator in the Seanad Éireann (2007–2010)

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Footballer Méabh de Búrca

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Actor Peadar de Burca

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  • Risdeárd de Burca or Ruchard de Burgh, 6th Mac William Íochtar (died 1473), Irish chieftain and noble

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Citations

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  1. ^ "de Burgh Name Meaning, Family History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms". HouseOfNames. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Burke Coat of Arms Meanings and Family Crest Artwork". coadb.com: Coat of Arms, Surname Histories, Genealogy. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  3. ^ Woulfe, Patrick (1923). Irish Names and Surnames (in English and Irish). Dublin: M. H. Gill & Sons Ltd.

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