Given name
Burgræd
“fortification”·“advice, counsel”
Burgræd is a masculine given name from Proto-West Germanic. It is used in Old English.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Burgræd is built from elements meaning “fortification” and “advice, counsel”.
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How it developed
From Proto-West Germanic *Burgarād, built from Proto-West Germanic *burg (“fortification”) + *rād (“advice, counsel”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Burgræd’s family of names
In Old English usage, Burgræd has a related form in Burgrēd.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
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Berhtræd
“bright” · “advice, counsel”
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Burgheard
“fortification” · “hard”
>99% boys
Busse
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Burgwulf
“fortification” · “wolf”
>99% boys
Bealdræd
“bold” · “advice, counsel”
>99% boys
Berland
“bear”
83% boys · 17% girls
Berhthold
“bright” · “might”
>99% boys
Bárðr
“battle” · “peace”
>99% boys