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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Thanburg f. Old Saxon thanc, thank 'thought' + Old High German burg 'castle, city, stronghold'.

Germany
Latin
963x1023 Thanburgh (nom) TradCorb §226
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Thanburg". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2016/3/name/Thanburg.