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Burrhus - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Burrhus

[ syll. bur-(r)hus, bu-rrh-us ] The boy name Burrhus is pronounced BER-ahS KEY. Burrhus is of Germanic origin and it is used mainly in English. The name Burrhus means 'fortification'.

Burrhus is uncommon as a baby boy name. It is not in the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Burrhus include the Hebrew Barak, the English Baris, the Greek and Hebrew Baruch, the Czech Berco, the Turkish Berkay, the Scottish Bhreac, the English Borgia, the Russian Borik, the German, Russian, and Slavic Boris, the Russian Borka, the English Borris, the Polish Borys, the German Börries, the Scandinavian Braga, the Scandinavian Bragi, the Czech Brozek, the English Brucey, the English Brucie, the Turkish Burak, and the Swahili Baraka.

A famous person named Burrhus is Psychologist B.F. Skinner, born Burrhus Frederic Skinner 20 March 1904 - 18 August 1990, Susquehana, Pennsylvania.

KEY: approx pronunciation for Burrhus: B as in "be (B.IY)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)"


 
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