Burch

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UK/bɜːt͡ʃ/US/bɝt͡ʃ/

proper noun

A surname.

OriginMiddle English birche ← Old English bierċe ← Proto-West Germanic *birkijā →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A surname.
  2. An unincorporated community in Wayne County, Missouri, United States.
  3. An unincorporated community in Marsh Township, Surry County, North Carolina, United States.
  4. Former name of Delbarton: a town in Mingo County, West Virginia, United States.

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*birkijǭ
  2. Proto-West Germanic*birkijā
  3. Old Englishbierċe
  4. Middle Englishbirche“birch”
  5. EnglishBurch

From Middle English birche (“birch”), from Old English bierċe, from Proto-West Germanic *birkijā, from Proto-Germanic *birkijǭ.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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