Given name & surname
Walburg
“rule, authority”
Walburg is a feminine given name. It is used in German.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Walburg is a form of Walpurga. Walpurga goes back to Old High German walt, meaning “rule, authority.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Germanic.
How it developed
The name combines wald (“rule or wal foreign, strange”) and burg (“fortress”).
Walburg’s family of names
In German usage, Walburg has a later derivative in Valli. In German usage, Walburg has a related form in WALPURGA. In German usage, Walburg has a later derivative in VALBURGA.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Walburg has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Germanic roots to each of them.
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Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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