Given name & surname · also French

Bordeaux

Bordeaux is a surname from French, ultimately from Gaulish. It is used in English and French.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Bordeaux comes from French, and ultimately from Gaulish.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From French Bordeaux, from Middle French Bordeaulx, from Occitan Bordèu, from Old Occitan Bordel, from Latin Burdigala, from Gaulish Biturīges, built from Proto-Celtic *bitus + *rīxs.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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