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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources
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Walburg f. Old English weald, Old Saxon wald, Old High German walt 'power' + Old English burh, Old High German burg 'castle, city, stronghold'.

The name of an 8th C Anglo-Saxon saint.

Finland
Early Modern Swedish
● 1548 Walbor (nom) Audén1980 p. 169
Germany
Latin
● 1061 Walburga (nom) quix-vol1 60, Walburgam (acc) ibid. 60; 1233 Walburgis (nom) CDL-1.1.1 XIV; 1259 Walburgis (gen) ibid. XXXI
Early New High German
● 1497 Walpurg Nurn1497 838
Latvia
Latin
● 1287 Walburgi (gen) RigSB 466
Sweden
Latin
● 1350 Walborgi (dat) SDHK no. 6037
Cite as: R. Le Get, S.L. Uckelman. "Walburg". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2015/3/name/Walburg.