First name origin & meaning: Old English: Fortress, bright flame First name variations: Bert, Berton, Burt Last name origin & meaning: English: habitational name from a place name that is very common in
central and northern England. The derivation in most cases is from Old
English burh ‘fort’ (see Burke) + tūn
‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’. Famous people with this last name:
Tim Burton
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