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Bourbon

/buʁ.bɔ̃/

proper noun/buʁ.bɔ̃/

a surname; Bourbon, a European dynasty that formerly reigned in France and now reigns in Spain; Bourbon-l’Archambault, a commune in France

Related: cynoglosse de Bourbon, île Bourbon, myosotis de Bourbon

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”).