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Burbon

Quick answerThe given name 'Burbon' is derived from the Old French word 'Bourbon', which is a place name referring to the Bourbon dynasty, and its meaning is related to the beaver (from the Latin 'bubon', a type of beaver).

Boy · 2 syllables

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Relative popularity index, 2010–2025
GenderBoy
US Rank#3,755
TrendVintage
Peak year1926
Syllables2
Origin
LanguageFrench
CultureEuropean
Letters6
Numerology9 Chaldean 6
Global rank#3,755

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Historical popularity from 1880–2025 · US Social Security Administration data

About the name Burbon

The given name 'Burbon' is derived from the Old French word 'Bourbon', which is a place name referring to the Bourbon dynasty, and its meaning is related to the beaver (from the Latin 'bubon', a type of beaver).

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Etymology

The given name 'Burbon' is derived from the Old French word 'Bourbon', which is a place name referring to the Bourbon dynasty, and its meaning is related to the beaver (from the Latin 'bubon', a type of beaver). The name 'Burbon' is associated with European royalty, particularly the French royal house of Bourbon, which ruled from the 16th to the 19th century.

Burbon currently ranks #3,755 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1926.

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