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“Fortified town”

Burton from a surname which was originally taken from an Old English place name meaning "fortified town". A famous bearer of the surname was Sir Richard Burton (1821-1890), an explorer of Africa and Asia.

English2 syllables · /ˈbɜrtən/

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