Gender Feminine
Usage Anglo-Saxon [1]
Meaning & History
Means "royal fortress" from Old English cyne "royal" and burg "fortress". Saint Cyneburga, a daughter of a king of Mercia, was the founder of an abbey at Gloucester in the 7th century.
Related Names
VariantCyneburga
Other Languages & CulturesKinborough(Medieval English)
People think this name is
classic mature formal upper class urban strong strange complex serious nerdy
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Sources & References
- Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England, available from http://www.pase.ac.uk/jsp/index.jsp.
