Cuþburg

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From cūþ (“known”) +‎ burg (“city”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkuːθ.burɡ/, [ˈkuːð.burˠɣ]

Proper noun

Cūþburg f

  1. a female given name
    • The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
      An. DCC.XVII Hēr Ingild Īnes broþor forðferde, ⁊ heora swystor wǣron Cwēnburh ⁊ Cūþburh.
      Year 717 In this year Ine's brother Ingild died; their sisters were Cwenburg and Cuthburg.

References

  • Elizabeth Okasha (2011) Women's Names in Old English, London, England: Routledge, page 28
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