Wilburg

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *Willjōburg, from *willjō (“will, desire”) +‎ *burg (“fortification”). Equivalent to willa +‎ burg. Cognate with Old High German Wilpurc, and further with Old Norse Vilbjǫrg, the second element instead from Proto-Germanic *bergō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwil.burɡ/, [ˈwiɫ.burˠɣ]

Proper noun

Wilburg f

  1. a female given name

References

  • Okasha, Elisabeth (2011), Story, Joanna, editor, Women’s Names in Old English (Studies in Early Medieval Britian), Farnham; Burlington: Ashgate Publishing Limited, →ISBN, page 52
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