The name Burke (from Irish Gaelic de Burca, of Norman origin). In English The meaning of the name Burke is: Fortified hill. See also Berkley. Note: This page contains phonetic information presented in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) using Unicode. ... Norman conquests in red. ... Berkley is the name of some places in the United States of America: Berkley, Colorado Berkley, Iowa Berkley, Massachusetts Berkley, Michigan Berkley, California and in the United Kingdom: Berkley, Somerset Berkely, Gloucestershire Berkley is also a last name for: Shelley Berkley, U.S. Congresswoman Elizabeth Berkley, U.S. movie star...

Places

Australia

• Shire of Burke, Queensland a Local Government Area
• Division of Burke has been the name of an Australian Electoral Division twice
• The town of Bourke, New South Wales in Australia is pronounced "Burke"

Local Government Area (abbreviated LGA) is a term used in Australia (and especially by the Australian Bureau of Statistics) to refer to areas controlled by each individual Local Government. ... The Division of Burke was an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. ... New South Wales Victoria South Australia Queensland Western Australia Tasmania Bass Braddon Denison Franklin Lyons Australian Capital Territory Canberra Fraser Northern Territory Lingiari Solomon Abolished Divisions These Australian electoral divisions no longer exist Angas (South Australia) Australian Capital Territory (Australian Capital Territory) Bonython (South Australia) Bourke (Victoria) Burke (Victoria) Corinella... Location of Bourke in New South Wales (red) Bourke is a town and Local Government Area in the north of New South Wales, Australia. ...

Canada

• Burke_Mountain, British Columbia

Burke Mountain is located in northeast Coquitlam, British Columbia, north of Port Coquitlam. ...

United States

• Burke, South Dakota
• Burke, Virginia
• Burke (town), New York
• Burke (village), New York
• Burke, Idaho - a ghost town near Wallace

Burke is a city located in Gregory County, South Dakota. ... Burke is a census-designated place and an unincorporated community located in Fairfax County, Virginia. ... Burke is a town located in Franklin County, New York. ... Burke is a village located in Franklin County, New York. ... Burke is a ghost town in the Shoshone County. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Wallace is a city located in Shoshone County, Idaho. ...

People

• Alafair Burke, a mystery novel writer and Court TV commentator, daughter of James Lee Burke
• Anna Burke, Australian politician
• Arleigh Burke, former Admiral of the United States Navy and Chief of Naval Operations
• Augustus Nicholas Burke, Irish painter
• Bernard Burke, i.e. Sir John Bernard Burke, British genealogist, editor of Burke's Peerage
• Brian Burke, Australian politician
• Brooke Burke, actress and model
• Cheryl Burke, professional dancer
• Delta Burke, actress
• Don Burke an Australian television personality
• Edmund Burke, Anglo-Irish statesman and political philosopher
• Edward Burke, student at Marmion Academy.
• Elijah Burke, American Professional Wrestler
• Frank W. Burke, Louisville mayor and U.S. Representative from Kentucky
• James Burke, British Author and Television producer
• James A. Burke, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts.
• James Lee Burke, an American author and mystery writer
• Jason Burke, author
• John Burke (several like-named men)
• Joseph Burke (several people)
• Henry Burke, i.e. Sir Henry Farnham Burke, British genealogist, Garter Principal King of Arms
• Karen Burke, Canadian gospel singer
• Kenneth Burke, American literary theorist and philosophy|philosopher
• Matthew Burke, Australian rugby player.
• Pat Burke, Irish basketball player
• Raymond Leo Burke, Archbishop of St. Louis
• Raymond Burke (clarinetist), New Orleans jazz clarinetist
• Robert O'Hara Burke, Australian explorer
• Terry Burke, Australian politician
• Thomas Burke, disambiguation (several like-named men)
• Tom Burke, Australian politician
• Tony Burke, Australian politician
• William Burke, one of the two West Port murderers
• Solomon Burke, soul and country singer

Alafair Burke is a writer and Court TV commentator. ... James Lee Burke is an American author best known for his mysteries, particularly the Dave Robicheaux series. ... Anna Burke Anna Burke (born 1 January 1966), Australian politician, has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since October 1998, representing the Division of Chisholm, Victoria. ... Admiral Arleigh Burke in 1951 Arleigh Albert Burke (October 19, 1901 _ January 1, 1996), an Admiral of the United States Navy during World War II and the Korean War, was born far from the sea in Boulder, Colorado. ... Augustus Nicholas Burke Born July 28, 1838 _ Died 1891) was an artist and a member of the Royal Hibernian Academy (RHA) He was the sixth son of William Burke of Knocknagur. ... Sir John Bernard Burke (January 5, 1814 - December 12, 1892) was a British officer of arms and genealogist. ... Brian Thomas Burke (born in Perth, February 25, 1947) was Premier of Western Australia from 25 February 1983 until his resignation on 25 February 1988. ... Brooke Lisa Burke (born September 8, 1971) is an American television personality and model, known for hosting Wild On! (1999-2002) and Rock Star since its debut on CBS in July 2005. ... Cheryl Bautista Burke (born May 12, 1984) is a two time Emmy nominated professional dancer based in New York City. ... Delta Ramona Leah Burke (born July 30, 1956 in Orlando, Florida) is an American television and film actress. ... Image:Don burke. ... Edmund Burke (12 January 1729 – 9 July 1797) was an Anglo-Irish statesman, author, orator, political theorist, and philosopher, who served for many years in the British House of Commons as a member of the Whig party. ... Edward M. Burke (born December 29, 1943) is alderman of the 14th Ward (map) in Chicago. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... ... Frank Welsh Burke (June 1, 1920 - ), a Democrat, was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Kentucky from 1959 to 1963 and Mayor of Louisville, Kentucky from 1969 to 1973. ... James Burke James Burke (born November 22, 1936) is a British science historian, author and television producer best known for his documentary television series called Connections, focusing on the history of science and technology leavened with a sense of humour. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require rewriting and/or reformatting. ... James Lee Burke is an American author best known for his mysteries, particularly the Dave Robicheaux series. ... Jason Burke is an author and journalist with the British Sunday newspaper The Observer, where he is currently Europe editor. ... John Burke is the name of several notable men: John Burke (1859-1937), U.S. lawyer and judge, Secretary of the Treasury John Burke, U.S. movie actor John Burke, author John Burke, Confederate spy in the American Civil War John Burke, U.S. baseball player for the Colorado Rockies... Jospeh Burke (b ? - ) is a Canadian Christian Brother who was convicted in 1996 of assault causing bodily harm against children as part of the Mount Cashel Orphanage scandal in Newfoundland, Canada. ... Sir Henry Farnham Burke, KCVO, CB, FSA (1859-1930) was a long serving officer of arms at the College of Arms in London. ... Born in Brantford, Ontario, Karen Burke entered McMaster Universitys Honours music programme in 1979 and there developed an interest in choral conducting. ... Kenneth Burke (May 5, 1897–November 19, 1993) was a major American literary theorist and philosopher. ... Matthew Burke is an Australian Rugby Union player from Lower Northern Sydney. ... Patrick (Pat) John Burke (born December 14, 1973 in Dublin, Ireland) is an American professional basketball player in the NBA currently with the Phoenix Suns. ... Archbishop Raymond Leo Burke (b. ... Raymond Burke (6 June 1904 - 21 March 1986) was a jazz clarinetist. ... Robert OHara Burke by William Strutt William John Wills In 1860-61 Robert OHara Burke and William John Wills led an expedition of 19 men with the intention of crossing Australia from Melbourne in the south to the Gulf of Carpentaria in the north, a distance of around... Terry Burke is a former member for the seat of Perth in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly between 1968 and 1987. ... Thomas Burke may refer to: Tom Burke (Australian politician) (1910–1973), Labour MP for Perth 1943–1955 Thomas Burke (author) (1886–1945), British author and poet from London Thomas Burke (Clare politician) (died 1951) Irish farmer, bone-setter, and TD for Clare 1937–1951 Thomas Burke (governor) (1747–1783), American... Thomas Edward Burke (January 15, 1875 – February 14, 1929) was an American athlete. ... Tony Burke Anthony Stephen Tony Burke (4 November 1969-), Australian politician, was elected to the House of Representatives as member for the seat of Watson, New South Wales for the Australian Labor Party at the 2004 federal election. ... William Burke (1792 - January 28, 1829), was an Irish criminal. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Things

• The editor of Burke's Peerage and Burke's Landed gentry
• The Clan Burke or Burke Family a family of Irish origin
• Burke High School, Omaha, Nebraska

Burkes Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage is an authoritative guide to the titled families of Great Britain and Ireland. ... Landed gentry is a term traditionally applied in Britain to members of the upper class with country estates often (but not always) farmed on their behalf by others, and who might be without a peerage or other hereditary title. ... The Clan Burke, also known as the de Burgh or Burke family, are descendants of William de Burgh (c. ... The name Burke or Bourke is that of an Irish family of Norman origin who settled in Ireland - particularly north Munster and Connacht in the late 12th and 13th centuries. ... Nickname: Location in Nebraska Coordinates: Country United States State Nebraska County Douglas Founded 1854 Incorporated 1857 Government  - Mayor Michael Fahey (D) Area  - City  118. ...

Fictional characters

• Burke, the antihero protagonist of a series of novels by Andrew Vachss.
• Caractacus Burke, a co-founder of Borgin and Burkes in the Harry Potter series.
• Dooney and Bourke, Fashion line (Apparel accessorys, purses, etc), Dooney and Burke.
• Dr. Preston Xavier Burke, fictional doctor on the television series Grey's Anatomy.
• Juliet Burke, a character from Lost .
• Sergeant Burke, a police antagonist in Seamus Deane's fictional autobiography Reading in the Dark
• Leslie Burke, a character from Bridge to Terabithia

Burke is the protagonist of a series of novels by Andrew Vachss. ... Andrew Vachss & Honey Pit Bull, courtesy of Ellery Queens Mystery Magazine Andrew Henry Vachss (born 19 October 1942) is an American crime fiction author, child protection consultant, and attorney exclusively representing children and youths. ... Caractacus Burke is an owner of the shop Borgin and Burkes in the Harry Potter series, and has been known to have tricked Merope Gaunt into selling the Slytherin locket for only 10 galleons. ... In the Harry Potter novels by J.K. Rowling, Borgin and Burkes is a shop on Knockturn alley, widely reputed to have a collection of Dark magic items, poisons and the like on sale. ... This article is about the Harry Potter series of novels. ... A book series is a sequence of books with common characteristics, typically marketed as a group by a particular author or publisher. ... Dooney and Bourke is a company specializing in leather goods such as handbags. ... From left to right: Dr. Mark Sloan, Dr. Addison Forbes Montgomery, Dr. George OMalley, Dr. Meredith Grey, Dr. Miranda Bailey, Dr. Christina Yang, Dr. Isobel Stevens, Dr. Derek Shepherd, Dr. Preston Burke, Dr. Alex Karev, Dr. Richard Webber, Dr. Calliope Torres The following is a partial list of characters... Greys Anatomy is a popular Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning American primetime television medical drama. ... Dr. Juliet Burke is one of the main characters of the hit ABC drama Lost. ... Lost is an Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning serial drama television series that follows the lives of a group of plane crash survivors on a mysterious tropical island, somewhere in the South Pacific. ... Reading in the Dark is a novel written by Seamus Deane in 1996. ... Leslie Burke is a fictional character in the book, Bridge to Terabithia. ... Bridge to Terabithia is a work of childrens literature about two lonely children who create a magical forest kingdom. ...

See also

• Bourke
• Berk

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