Burton Name 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) + tun 'enclosure', 'settlement'.
Butcher is a common family name in England but it may have French origins. It was originally an occupational surname used to identify a person who worked as a butcher. The name derived from the Old English word boucher or the Old French word bouchier.
Byram Family History. Byram Name Meaning English: variant of Byron.
by-ran, byr-an ] The baby boy name Byran is pronounced BAYRaeN †. Byran has its origins in the Old English language and it is used largely in English. Byran is a derivative of the English Byron. Byran is not widely used as a baby name for boys.
This name, with variant spellings Byrd, Byrde and Bride, is of Anglo-Saxon origin, and derives from the Olde English pre 7th Century "bridde" (Middle English "brid" or "bird"), meaning a bird, originally given as a nickname to one thought to bear a fancied resemblance to a bird, i.e., bright eyed or active, or perhaps ...
Irish Surname - Byrne. Usually recorded as Byrne, and sometimes as O'Byrne, this is a variant of the Irish 'Ó'Broin', meaning descendants of/from Branach or Bran, meaning "raven". The Byrne or O'Byrne (Ó Broin) family originally came from Kildare claiming descent from Bran, the king of Leinster, who died in 1052.
The name Byron is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Byron is: Derived from a surname and place name; which is based on the Old English byre meaning cowshed. Famous bearer: The poet Lord Byron.
Birger is a Scandinavian name from Old Norse, bjarga, meaning "to help, to save, to protect". It is widely used in Norway as Birger but also as Børge.
From bjare "bear". Its origin stems from Norse mythology and is found in Saxo Grammaticus verses. The famous verse Bjarkemål describes the exploits of Bjarke (Bödvar Bjarki) and the other warriors of Rolf Krake's court.
Meaning & History. Old Norse diminutive of BJÖRN and other names containing the element björn meaning "bear".
