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Gender Feminine
Usage Anglo-Saxon
Meaning & History
Derived from the Old English elements seax "knife" and burg "fortress". Saint Sexburga (7th century) was a daughter of King Anna of the East Angles and wife of King Eorcenberht of Kent. This name was also borne by a queen of the West Saxons (Wessex), who ruled the kingdom for one or two years after her husband Cenwealh's death in 672.