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Meaning of the Name Burroughs

Updated February 20, 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:

Breck, Berg, Brisa, Brook, Barossa, Burke, Baruch, Brocha, Broox, Burrhus, Brooke, Bryce, Brisia, Brocky, Bruce, Briggs, Breeze, Bragi, Barack, Bruis, Briseis, Brac, Bowers, Baraka, Beres, Bracha, Birch, Boreas, Barras, Boris

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