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Meaning of the Name Burroughs

Updated April 14, 2025 by Jennifer M.

Burroughs

Gender: Neutral
Origin: English
Meaning: Lives Near Or In A Bower House

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What is the meaning of the name Burroughs?

The name Burroughs is primarily a gender-neutral name of English origin that means Lives Near Or In A Bower House.

English surname for people who lived in, near, or worked in a "bower house" -

a shelter or garden made with tree boughs or vines twined together. Also is a name for an attractive home.

Names like Burroughs:

Brisia, Burke, Baraka, Bruis, Baruch, Brook, Burrhus, Boreas, Barajas, Broox, Bracha, Barossa, Barras, Breeze, Barack, Burgess, Berke, Brac, Breck, Brosh, Burris, Beres, Brock, Briggs, Birch, Brocky, Bryce, Brizio, Berach, Brocha

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