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The baby name Burger is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈbɜːrɡər/ (BUR-ger); US: /ˈbɝɡɚ/.

Burger is Dutch, English, German in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Dutch, English, German
Pronunciation: /ˈbɜːrɡər/ (BUR-ger); US: /ˈbɝɡɚ/

What is the meaning of the name Burger ?

The baby name Burger is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈbɜːrɡər/ (BUR-ger); US: /ˈbɝɡɚ/.

Burger is Dutch, English, German in Origin.

Burger is a Germanic name rooted in German and Dutch Bürger/Burger, from Middle High German burg/burc “fort, town” plus the inhabitant suffix -er. It denotes a “burgher,” i.e., a free citizen or townsman, hence the core meaning “citizen; town-dweller.” In the Low Countries it also occurs as a vernacular short form of older Burg‑ names such as Burchard/Burkhard (burg “fortress” + hard “strong, brave”), shading the sense toward “fortress-strong.”

Used first as a status surname across German-speaking lands, the Netherlands, and adjacent regions, Burger later migrated into given-name use, especially in South Africa and the Dutch/Frisian north, often honoring family heritage. Rare in the Anglosphere, it fits the modern surname-first trend. Variants and cognates include Bürger (umlaut), Buerger, Burgher (Scots/English), Burgers (Dutch), and the related forenames Burgert, Burkhard/Burchard.

Burger has the following similar or variant Names

Burger – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
KR Boys 0 #27 1 897
NA 0 #33 1 2,537
PR 0 #55 1 1,497
BW Boys 0 #154 1 4,685
HU Boys 0 #173 2 3,954
MT Boys 0 #179 1 4,064
HU Girls 0 #224 2 3,308
NA Boys 0 #246 8 6,830
GH 0 #247 2 5,396
TW Boys 0 #254 3 7,111
HR Boys 0 #259 1 3,997
MO Girls 0 #263 1 7,056
GR Boys 0 #273 1 6,912
JM Girls 0 #278 1 7,507
SG 0 #282 1 11,010
TW Girls 0 #288 2 8,139
KZ Boys 0 #295 2 6,578
JP Boys 0 #303 1 7,909
CZ Boys 0 #304 2 6,530
SA 0 #312 1 10,560
KZ Girls 0 #331 2 5,862
DK Boys 0 #332 1 7,401
GH Boys 0 #334 12 8,138
PL Boys 0 #340 1 6,459
QA Girls 0 #343 1 15,378
MY 0 #350 5 12,352
MU Boys 0 #369 1 8,477
YE 0 #398 1 8,639
BD Girls 0 #406 1 8,413
PH Boys 0 #408 1 11,440
OM Girls 0 #424 1 15,987
ZA 0 #425 23 14,421
CL 0 #434 1 6,867
GT Boys 0 #499 1 7,625
PA Boys 0 #503 3 9,305
CR Boys 0 #509 2 10,188
CO 0 #510 1 7,768
RU Boys 0 #518 9 12,621
RU Girls 0 #523 1 11,913
IQ Girls 0 #525 1 11,303
HK Boys 0 #554 4 12,905
KW Girls 0 #559 3 19,177
LY 0 #559 1 12,703
PS Boys 0 #561 1 10,655
IR Boys 0 #563 3 10,162
CR Girls 0 #573 1 11,342
BH 0 #586 2 17,937
AE Girls 0 #594 4 20,968
BO Boys 0 #621 2 9,244
IL Boys 0 #623 3 10,983
SG Girls 0 #632 1 18,916
HK Girls 0 #648 3 16,104
BO Girls 0 #651 1 9,488
LB 0 #690 1 13,263
CL Boys 0 #696 5 13,390
IQ Boys 0 #697 1 13,071
SG Boys 0 #736 4 17,960
QA Boys 0 #741 3 18,093
KW Boys 0 #760 10 18,755
SY 0 #767 1 11,684
CO Boys 0 #899 22 15,656
CL Girls 0 #911 5 14,098
OM Boys 0 #916 3 17,948
EG Boys 0 #921 5 15,035
Spain Boys 0 #921 10 5,610
PE Boys 0 #921 6 14,506
Germany Boys 0 #940 13 5,697
MX Boys 0 #968 15 16,355
MY Girls 0 #972 23 24,821
NG Boys 0 #995 7 16,906
PE Girls 0 #1,010 1 14,861
SA Girls 0 #1,010 5 25,931
MY Boys 0 #1,013 99 25,439
ZA Boys 0 #1,044 135 25,619
AE Boys 0 #1,135 9 22,615
CO Girls 0 #1,145 8 16,140
MA 0 #1,197 3 20,986
ZA Girls 0 #1,229 8 25,928
DZ 0 #1,231 4 20,130
TR 0 #1,254 1 19,440
MX Girls 0 #1,265 3 17,781
IT Boys 0 #1,461 11 10,046
SA Boys 0 #1,594 21 28,008

Burger is popular in 55 countries — most recent births per country:

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People also ask about Burger

Burger is predominantly a boy's name.
Burger is a 2 syllable name, pronounced /ˈbɜːrɡər/ (BUR-ger); US: /ˈbɝɡɚ/.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Bürger, Burgher, Borger and Burgers.
Across languages, Burger has these equivalents: Bürger (German), Burgher (Middle English), Burgess (English), Bourgeois (French, surname/word), Urban (Latin-origin given name meaning 'of the city'), and 1 more.
Burger is a name of Dutch origin, traditionally used in the Netherlands. It doesn't appear in the major international birth registries we track, but it is an established name within the Netherlands and its diaspora communities.