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WALBURGA
GENDER:
Feminine
USAGE:
German
Meaning & History
Means "rule of the fortress" from the
Germanic
elements
wald
"rule" and
burg
"fortress". This was the name of an 8th-century
saint
from England who did missionary work in Germany.
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OTHER LANGUAGES:
Waldeburg
(Ancient Germanic)
,
Valpuri
,
Vappu
(Finnish)
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