Names Like Burgess — Find Similar Baby Names
Burgess is a 7-letter Celtic boys' name meaning “Citizen”. This page collects 89 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Berniss, Celtic cousins like Adair and Adsaluta, rhyming names ending in -ess like Bess and Jess, and names sharing the “citizen” concept like Icarius.
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Names Similar in Spelling to Burgess
1 baby names that differ from Burgess by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berniss | 3 | One Who Brings Victory. Variant Of Berenice. | French | Female |
More Celtic Names
24 baby names that share Burgess’s Celtic origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Adair | From The Ford By The Oak Trees | Male |
| Adsaluta | Myth Name | Female |
| Aengus | Exceptionally Strong | Male |
| Ahearn | Lord Of The Horses | Male |
| Aife | A Great Warrior Woman Of Myth | Female |
| Ailidh | Kind | Female |
| Ailill | Mythical King Of Connaught | Male |
| Aine | Fire Or Joy | Female |
| Airell | Nobleman | Male |
| Airic | Agreeable | Female |
| Aislynn | Inspiration. Variant Of Aislinn. | Female |
| Aithne | Fire | Female |
| Alan | Fair: Handsome. See Also Allen. | Male |
| Alane | Fair | Female |
| Alanson | Son Of Allan | Male |
| Alastrine | Defends Mankind | Female |
| Alastriona | Defends Mankind | Female |
| Albion | White Cliffs. Ancient Poetic Name For Britain. | Male |
| Aleen | Fair: Good-Looking. Feminine Of Allen Or Variant Of Helen. | Female |
| Aleena | Fair: Good-Looking. Feminine Of Allen Or Variant Of Helen. | Female |
| Alena | Fair: Good-Looking. Feminine Of Allen Or Variant Of Helen. | Female |
| Alene | Fair: Good-Looking. Feminine Of Allen Or Variant Of Helen. | Female |
| Alina | Fair | Female |
| Aline | Fair: Good-Looking. Feminine Of Allen Or Variant Of Helen. | Female |
7-Letter B-Names Like Burgess
24 names that share Burgess's exact length (7 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Burgess's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Burgess
Top 12 boys' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Burgess.
Names That Rhyme with Burgess
9 baby names that share Burgess's last 3 letters — -ess. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bess | Diminutive Of Elizabeth. | English | Female |
| Jess | Variant Of Jesse Jehovah Exists. | Hebrew | Male |
| Ness | From The Headland | Scottish | Male |
| Tess | Abbreviation Of Teresa Which Is A Popular Saint's Name Of Uncertain... | English | Female |
| Chess | Camp Of The Soldiers. | English | Male |
| Caress | Tender Touch. | French | Female |
| Inness | From The Island | Celtic | Male |
| Countess | Titled. Feminine Equivalent Of Count. | English | Female |
| Van Ness | Of The Headland | Dutch | Male |
Names That Start Like Burgess
18 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Burgess — Bur-. Good for parents who like Burgess's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burl | Cup Bearer | English | Male |
| Burn | From The Brook | English | Male |
| Burt | Glorious | English | Male |
| Burch | Birch | English | Male |
| Burel | Reddish Brown Haired | French | Male |
| Burke | Fortified Hill. See Also Berkley. | English | Male |
| Burle | Fortified. See Also Berlyn. | English | Male |
| Burly | Lives At The Castle's Meadow | English | Male |
| Burne | Bear: Brown. | Irish | Male |
| Burns | Son Of Byrne | English | Male |
| Burcet | From The Little Stronghold | French | Male |
| Burdon | Lives At The Castle | English | Male |
| Bureig | Lives On The Brook Island | English | Male |
| Burhan | Proof | Arabic | Male |
| Burian | He Lives Near The Weeds CASIMIR | Slavic | Male |
| Burley | Lives At The Caste's Meadow | English | Male |
| Burlin | Son Of Berl. See Also Burl. | German | Male |
| Burney | Bear: Brown. | Irish | Male |