Burkanas
BÙRKANAS
Etymology
From Latv. Burkāns ¹. Perhaps this Latv. surn. is from bur̃kāns „morka“, cf. lit. carrot < Latv. burkāns < German dial Burkan „morka“ (LKŽ I 1189). See also J. Endzelīns, 1956, p. 147.
Feminine FORMS
Burkanienė / Burkanaitė
Pronunciation
/¹ˈbʊrkɐnɐs/
SOURCES
1. LAG 25, 421, 436, etc..