Given name & surname
Bourbon
“resembling the liquor”
Bourbon is used as a given name and a surname. One French interpretation is “resembling the liquor.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One French interpretation is “resembling the liquor.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is French.
How it developed
From Gaulish Borvo, from Proto-Celtic *borvo (“froth, foam”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁- (“to be hot, boil”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Bourbon’s family of names
In French usage, Bourbon has a later derivative in Borbon. Bourbon has a related form in Borban. Bourbon has a related form in Borben.
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Around the world
Bourbon has relatives in 7 languages. Lines run from its French roots to each of them.
4 related names in 7 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 11
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Borbunvariant
- Bourbunvariant
- Borbynvariant
- Bourbynvariant
- Borbinvariant
- Bourbinvariant
- Borbenvariant
- Bourbenvariant
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Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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