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<p>Dear all,<br>
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There are currently two main theories about the origin of the Burgos toponyme. Both of them, though, take the name "Burgos" as coming from Germanic burgs through Latin.burgus. The first theory sees "Burgos" as evolving directly from burgus (with the final -s). The second theory assumes that the word descending from burgus was burgo, not burgos. In that case, the name "Burgos" would be a plural and would be a reference to an agglomeration of fortresses or castles.<br>
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The word burgo in Medieval Spanish meant "fortress" or "small village". It may be interesting to remember that it is still a word used in Spanish today, although its usage is not very common. The last edition of the "Diccionario de la Lengua Española" (by the Royal Spanish Academy) lists burgo as the following:<br>
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burgo.<br>
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(Del b. lat. burgus, y este del germ. *bŭrgs)<wbr>.<br>
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1. m. p. us. En la Edad Media, fortaleza construida por los nobles feudales para vigilar los territorios de su jurisdicción, donde se asentaban grupos de comerciantes, artesanos, etc.<br>
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2. m. p. us. Aldea o población muy pequeña, dependiente de otra principal.<br>
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Translation:<br>
(from Low Latin burgus and this from Germanic *bŭrgs)<wbr>.<br>
1. (Masculine. Rarely used). In the Middle Ages, fortress built by feudal nobles (lords) to watch territories under their jurisdiction, where groups of merchants, craftsmen, etc, settled down.<br>
2. (Masculine. Rarely used). Hamlet or very small village, depending on other principal.<br>
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In Spain there is a significative number of place names with the "burg" component. I've found 66 place names with it, roughly 90% of which are located in the north half of Spain.<br>
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About the Latin word burgus, an article that may be interesting is ""Burgus": Versteking of Nederzetting? Avec un resume francais: Burgus: Fortification ou agglomeration? by H. van Werveke", although I haven't had the chance to read that work thoroughly; only from references in other works. Do you have access to it / already read it, and if so, can you comment it (if it's worth, which I suppose)?<br>
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Cheers,<br>
Rydwlf.<br>
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PS. Included below is the list I've made of place names containing the string "burg", with the name of the province to which they belong.<br>
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Province ; Village Name Álava ; BURGELU Álava ; ELBURGO Asturias ; BURGAZAL Asturias ; BURGANEO Ávila ; BURGOHONDO Ávila ; BURGUILLO, EL Ávila ; PUENTE BURGUILLO Badajoz ; BURGUILLOS DEL CERRO Badajoz ; VALVERDE DE BURGUILLOS Burgos ; QUINTANILLAS DE BURGOS, LAS Burgos ; VILLAFRIA DE BURGOS Burgos ; CARCEDO DE BURGOS Burgos ; VILLALBILLA DE BURGOS Burgos ; SAN MAMES DE BURGOS Burgos ; BURGUETA Burgos ; MELGOSA DE BURGOS Burgos ; SALDAÑA DE BURGOS Coruña ; BURGO (CESULLAS) Coruña ; BURGO, O (CUIÑA) Coruña ; BARCALA (BURGO, O) Coruña ; BURGO, O (BURGO) Coruña ; CASTRO, O (BURGO) Coruña ; ESTACION (BURGO, O) Coruña ; TAPIA (BURGO, O) Coruña ; BURGAN Coruña ; BURGAO DE ABAIXO Coruña ; BURGAO DE ARRIBA Coruña ; BURGAO (TRASMONTE) Coruña ; BURGO (PINO) Coruña ; BURGO (PEREIRAS, AS) Coruña ; BURGUEIROS <br>
Coruña ; BURGO (RIAL) Coruña ; BURGO (SERGUDE) Coruña ; BURGO (VEDRA) Guadalajara ; TORRE DEL BURGO León ; BURGO RANERO, EL Lleida ; BURGUET, EL Lleida ; BURGO Lleida ; BURG Lugo ; BURGO (SAN VICENTE) (LUGO) Lugo ; BURGAS Lugo ; BURGO, O (SANTA MARIA) (MURAS) Málaga ; BURGO, EL Málaga ; BURGOS, LOS Navarra ; BURGUI Navarra ; AURITZ/BURGUETE Navarra ; BURGUETE Ourense ; BURGUETE, O Ourense ; BURGO, O (CASTRO CALDELAS) Ourense ; BURGO, O (CELANOVA) Ourense ; BURGO, O (OURENSE) Pontevedra ; MALBURGO Pontevedra ; BURGUEIRA (SAN PEDRO) Santa Cruz de Tenerife ; BURGADO, EL Segovia ; BURGOMILLODO Sevilla ; BURGUILLOS Soria ; FUENCALIENTE DEL BURGO Soria ; SANTERVAS DEL BURGO Soria ; TORRALBA DEL BURGO Soria ; BURGO DE OSMA, EL Soria ; SOTOS DEL BURGO Toledo ; BURGUILLOS DE TOLEDO Zamora ; BURGANES DE VALVERDE Zaragoza ; <br>
BURGO DE EBRO, EL<br>
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Rydwlf <br>
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