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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. Burke can mean:
Burke (v.)- To engage in acts of debauchary, ranging anywhere from softcore flirting to hot, nasty sex as used in phrases such as "To get one's Burke on", or "Dude, I would totally Burke that chick". Other variations of Burke include "Burkalicous", "Burkin' It", "Showing her the Big Burke", "Riding the Burkemobile", and "Taking her for the Burke of her Life".
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- 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
- Becky,Burke, singer,artist
- Bernard Burke, i.e. Sir John Bernard Burke, British genealogist, editor of Burke's Peerage
- Brian Burke, Australian politician
- Brooke Burke, actress and model
- Burke Kearney, the only irishman to ever refuse alcohol
- 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 J. Burke, Renowned Boy Scout Leader
- 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, Renowned for his contributions to the adult entertainment industry.
- 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
- Veronica Burke, Kick ass girl
- William Burke, one of the two West Port murderers
- Solomon Burke, soul and country singer
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- 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 charactar from bridge to terabithia
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