Burgoyne

Burgoyne (plural Burgoynes)

1. A surname from Old French.

• borgoyne, burgayn, Burgone, Burgoyn, Burgun, Burguyn

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman Borgoigne, from Late Latin Burgundia. For the phonological development, compare caroyne.

• IPA^(key): /burˈɡui̯n(ə)/, /burˈɡiu̯n(ə)/
• (with reduction from /burˈɡui̯n(ə)/) IPA^(key): /ˈburɡæi̯n(ə)/
• (with reduction from /burˈɡiu̯n(ə)/) IPA^(key): /ˈburɡun(ə)/

Burgoyne

1. Burgundy (a historical region, medieval kingdom, and former duchy in France)

• →? Irish: Burgúin
• → Middle Welsh: Bwrgwyn, Byrgwyn
  • Welsh: Bwrgwyn

Burgoyne (uncountable)

1. A Burgundian; a person from Burgundy.

• “Burgoin(e, n. and adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.