Meanings
Origin
There are several possible origins for the name of the city, which is similar to Burgos, a city in Spain. When the city was founded, the inhabitants of the surrounding country got into the fortified village, named πύργος (púrgos, “fortress”). By another theory, the city's name comes from Latin burgus (“tower, fortress”), or Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌲𐍃 (baurgs, “consolidated walled village”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic بورغاس
- بورغاسcity in Bulgaria
Basque Burgas
- Burgascity in Bulgaria
Bulgarian Бурга́с
- Бурга́с (Burgás)city in Bulgaria
Catalan Burgàs
- Burgàscity in Bulgaria
Chinese Mandarin 布爾加斯 /布尔加斯
- 布爾加斯 /布尔加斯 (Bù'ěrjiāsī)city in Bulgaria
Czech Burgas
- Burgascity in Bulgaria
Danish Burgas
- Burgascity in Bulgaria
Dutch Boergas
- Boergascity in Bulgaria
Estonian Burgas
- Burgascity in Bulgaria
Finnish Burgas
- Burgascity in Bulgaria
French Burgas
- Burgascity in Bulgaria
German Burgas
- Burgascity in Bulgaria
Greek Μπουργκάς, Πύργος
- Μπουργκάς (Bourgkás)city in Bulgaria
- Πύργος (Pýrgos)city in Bulgaria
Hebrew בורגס
- בורגסcity in Bulgaria
Hindi बुर्गास
- बुर्गास (burgās)city in Bulgaria
Hungarian Burgasz
- Burgaszcity in Bulgaria
Irish Burgas
- Burgascity in Bulgaria
Italian Burgas
- Burgascity in Bulgaria
Japanese ブルガス
- ブルガスcity in Bulgaria
Korean 부르가스
- 부르가스 (bureugaseu)city in Bulgaria
Latvian Burgasa
- Burgasacity in Bulgaria
Lithuanian Burgasas
- Burgasascity in Bulgaria
Norwegian Burgas
- Burgascity in Bulgaria
Persian بورگاس
- بورگاس (burgâs)city in Bulgaria
Polish Burgas
- Burgascity in Bulgaria
Portuguese Burgas
- Burgascity in Bulgaria
Romanian Burgas
- Burgascity in Bulgaria
Russian Бурга́с
- Бурга́с (Burgás)city in Bulgaria
Slovak Burgas
- Burgascity in Bulgaria
Spanish Burgas
- Burgascity in Bulgaria
Swedish Burgas
- Burgascity in Bulgaria
Turkish Burgaz
- Burgazcity in Bulgaria
Ukrainian Бурґа́с
- Бурґа́с (Burgás)city in Bulgaria
Urdu بورگاس
- بورگاس (būrgās)city in Bulgaria
Vietnamese Burgas
- Burgascity in Bulgaria
Welsh Burgas
- Burgascity in Bulgaria
Cite this entry
APA
Burgas. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Burgas
MLA
“Burgas.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Burgas. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Burgas,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Burgas.
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