Bourke

B3O1U1R1K5E1
UK/bɜːk/US/bɝk/

proper noun

A topographical surname from Anglo-Norman for someone who lived in a fortified place.

Less commonScrabble 12
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

proper nounBourke (countable and uncountable, plural Bourkes)

plural Bourkes · alternative de Burgh · alternative Burgh · alternative Burke · alternative Burgo · alternative de Burgo · alternative de Búrca · alternative Burke

  1. countableuncountableA topographical surname from Anglo-Norman for someone who lived in a fortified place.
  2. countableuncountableA town and local government area (Bourke Shire) in north-west New South Wales, Australia, named after Sir Richard Bourke.
nounBourke (plural Bourkes)

plural Bourkes

  1. abbreviationcolloquialShort for Bourke's parrot.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
bourke's parrot

Origin

From an Anglo-Norman pronunciation of burgh.

Full word history & related roots →

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Bourke

workclerkburkekirkdirkcirquecircreworkmercpercquirksmirkperkberserkburklurkerkshirkHercmerkirkbirkoverworkmurk
All rhymes →

Sounds the same

berkbirkburkBurkeburkeberkbirkburkBurkeburke

Anagrams

bourek
Cite this entry
APA

Bourke. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bourke

MLA

“Bourke.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bourke. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bourke,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bourke.

Source: Bourke on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.