Origin and popularity of the name BURAS
Origin
Buras : 1: Altered form of French Burat: from Old French bu(i)re ‘jug pitcher’ used as a nickname for a maker or seller.2: Norwegian (Burås): habitational name from a farm named Burås from bu ‘small house hut shack’ (from Old Norse búth) + ås ‘hill’. Compare Buros.3: Polish: nickname from bury ‘dark brownish gray’ probably denoting hair or eye color.4: Greek: variant of Bouras.
Source : DAFN2 : Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, ©2022 by Patrick Hanks and Oxford University Press
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