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 [ 1 syll. bur-ke, bu-rke ] The boy name Burke is pronounced as BERK KEY. Burke is used mostly in English and it is of Old French origin. Burke is of the meaning one who lives at the stronghold or fortress. The English names Berk, Berke, Birk, Birke, and Burk are variant forms of the name. Burke is rare as a baby name for boys. At the modest peak of its usage in 1968, 0.003% of baby boys were named Burke. Its ranking then was #957. The baby name has since slipped in popularity, and is currently used on an infrequent scale. Out of all boy names in its group, Burke was nevertheless the most popular in 2008. Baby names that sound like Burke include the English Berk, the English Berke, the English Birk, the English Birke, the English Burk, the German Berg, the English Bersh, the English Birch, the name Borg, the Scandinavian Börje, the Scandinavian Børge, the Scandinavian Brage, the Portuguese Bras, the Portuguese Braz, the Irish Breck, the English and French Brice, the English Brick, the English Brigg, the English Briggs, and the Irish Broc. KEY: Pronunciation for Burke: B as in "be (B.IY)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)"   |
