indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Type Surname (from location)
Usage Portuguese, Spanish
Pronounced Pron. /ˈbɔɾ.ʒɨʃ/(European Portuguese) /ˈbɔʁ.ʒeʃ/(Brazilian Portuguese) /ˈboɾ.xes/(Spanish) [key·simplify]
Meaning & History
Possibly from Old French burgeis meaning "town-dweller" (see Burgess). Alternately, it may have denoted someone originally from the city of Bourges in France.