Comments for the name Cyneburga

I like how this name is so different, without being a mondern concoction. I just wish I could figure out how to pronounce it.

I have to say that I think this name sounds amusing. But I mean no disrespect when I say this: it makes me think of food "Cinne-Burger" (a cinnamon burger - yuck, I know!).

'C' is hard like a modern K.
'Y' is like a U with an umlaut.
'NE' is 'Na'. With A as in 'about' or 'soda'.
'GA' I think the G here is silent, although I'm not 100% certain.

Go to http://www.kami.demon.co.uk/gesithas/readings/brun_oe.html, download the first poetry sample and listen out for the word Brunanburh. It will give you a basic idea of how 'burh' names sounded in their original Old English context.

Personally, I prefer the more common spelling and pronunciation CYNEBURH. It just sounds nicer without the additional 'a' sound at the end.

I would say that this is pronounced something like "KUH-na-BOOR-ga", with an alveolar trill (like the "rr" in Spanish).

I don't know HOW I think it is pronounced, but when I first saw it written, I thought it was pronounced Sinn-Berr-Gah. I think I like that better than Kin-anything for now no matter what is right. :-)

Now that I know how to pronounce it I think that it is a lovely name, though I don't think that I would name a child this, simply because she would have such a time learning how to spell it, and then she would have to go through her entire life explaining the pronunciation.

I love this name for its random weirdness.

I really like the sound of this name, but I wouldn't use it because of the "burga" ending, and she would be made fun of, I think, but just to put the record straight, I know somebody by this name, who is an old woman, and she pronounces it "kin-burger", but I still think it's nice. :)