Alburg
f.
Old High German adal 'noble' + Old High German burg 'castle, city, stronghold' or Old English ealh 'temple, sanctuary' + Old English burh 'fortress, castle, stronghold'.
The Old English root appears in the English placename Alpraham (Ches).
- France
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- Latin
- ● c823 Adalburgs (nom) irminon-vol2 4, Palatiolum,
Alburgis (nom) ibid. 37, Wan;
1101x1129 Alburge (dat) CartStPC XXXII,
Alburgis (nom) ibid. XXXII
- Germany
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- Latin
- ● 1108 Alburgis (nom) quix-vol1 85
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Alburg". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2017, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2017/1/name/Alburg.