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Burt - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Burt

[ 1 syll. bur(t), bu-rt ] The boy name Burt is pronounced BERT KEY. Burt's language of origin is Germanic and Old English, and it is predominantly used in English.

Burt is a variant form (English) of Albert (Irish, Dutch, English, French, German, Polish, Russian, and Slavic).

Burt is also a short form of Burton (English).

Burt is also a spelling variant (English) of Bert (Dutch, English, German, and Scandinavian).

Burt is a rare baby name for boys. At the modest peak of its usage in 1906, 0.013% of baby boys were named Burt. Its ranking then was #549. The baby name has since suffered a steep drop in popularity, and is currently of only infrequent use. In 2008, out of the group of boy names directly related to Burt, Albert (Irish, Dutch, English, French, German, Polish, Russian, and Slavic) was the most popular.

Baby names that sound like Burt include Baret (English), Bert (Dutch, English, German, and Scandinavian), Baird (English and Scottish), Bard (English and Scottish), Bardh (Albanian), Bart (Dutch and English), Barth (English), Brad (English), Bradd (English), Brede, Bret (English), Brett (English), Brit (English), Britt (English), Bardhi (Albanian), Bardo (Scandinavian), Barrat (English), Barratt (English), Barret (English), and Barrett (English).

Details of famous persons named Burt:
Actor Burt Lancaster, born Burton Stephen Lancaster, 2 November 1913 - 20 October 1994, New York, New York.
Actor Burt Reynolds, born Burton Leon Reynolds, February 11, 1936, Lansing, Michigan.
Songwriter Burt Bacharach, born May 12, 1928, Kansas City, Missouri.

KEY: Pronunciation for Burt: B as in "be (B.IY)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)"


 
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