Origin: Old English
Meaning: “knotty wood”
Variations, Nicknames and Sound Alikes:
Burle, Burr, Burrell
Burl TV and Movie Quotes:
“He could be the biggest thing since Burl Ives put a
blue tailed fly in every ear in America. The Munsters:
Will Success Spoil Herman Munster? (1965)
“It’s only a small part of a haul made over 7 years by
one of the most daring jewel thieves of all time —
Arthur Bennett Burl, alias The Lone Wolf.”
Gang Busters: The Burl Case (1952)
Famous people named Burl or its variations



1. Burl Icle Ivanhoe Ives (1909-95), American folk singer, actor
2. Burl Barer (b.1947), American author, literary historian
3. Burl Toler, III (b. 1983), American football pro
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Burl Middle Names:
Burl Aloysius
Burl Holden
Burl Ivan
Burl Preston
Burl Whitaker
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