Bourbon

Meaning

Proper Noun

• A European dynasty which reigns in Spain and formerly ruled the Kingdom of France.
• A Bourbon Democrat.
• Bourbon County, county Kentucky (state).
• Bourbon Street, street city, New Orleans Louisiana (state).
• The island of Réunion.
• town Indiana (state).
• city Missouri (state).

Origin

• The French Bourbon dynasty is named for the lordship of Bourbon l'Archambault. The town's name derives from Gaulish Borvo, a local Celtic deity associated with hot springs, from Proto-Celtic *borvo ("froth, foam"), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁- ("to be hot, boil"). Compare brew and fervent.
• The subsidiary senses derive from the dynasty's name.