Bury
English
Etymology
The place name means "fort," from Old English burg. Doublet of borough, Brough, and burgh.
Proper noun
Bury (countable and uncountable, plural Burys)
- A place in England:
- A village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL2883).
- A town and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester.
- A hamlet in Brompton Regis parish, Somerset West and Taunton district, Somerset (OS grid ref SS9427).
- A village and civil parish in Chichester district, West Sussex (OS grid ref TQ0113).
- Short for Bury St Edmunds.
- A village in Péruwelz municipality, Hainaut province, Belgium.
- A commune in Oise department, Hauts-de-France, France.
- A municipality in Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, Estrie region, Quebec, Canada.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Bury is the 11296th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2796 individuals. Bury is most common among White (91.24%) individuals.
References
- A brief history of Bury, Bury Metropolitan Borough Council
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bury”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 258.
Polish
Etymology
From bury.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbu.rɨ/
- Rhymes: -urɨ
- Syllabification: Bu‧ry
- Homophone: bury
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