Burgoyne

== English == === Proper noun === Burgoyne (plural Burgoynes) A surname from Old French. == Middle English == === Alternative forms === borgoyne, burgayn, Burgone, Burgoyn, Burgun, Burguyn Bourgoyne (Caxton) === Etymology === Borrowed from Anglo-Norman Borgoigne, from Late Latin Burgundia. For the phonological development, compare caroyne. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /burˈɡui̯n(ə)/, /burˈɡiu̯n(ə)/ (with reduction from /burˈɡui̯n(ə)/) IPA(key): /ˈburɡæi̯n(ə)/ (with reduction from /burˈɡiu̯n(ə)/) IPA(key): /ˈburɡun(ə)/ === Proper noun === Burgoyne Burgundy (a historical region, medieval kingdom, and former duchy in France) ==== Descendants ==== →? Irish: Burgúin → Middle Welsh: Bwrgwyn, Byrgwyn Welsh: Bwrgwyn === Noun === Burgoyne (uncountable) A Burgundian; a person from Burgundy. ==== References ==== “Burgoin(e, n. and adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.