Æthelburg
Æthelburg (also Æthelburh, Ethelburga, Æthelburga, Æþelburh, Æðelburh, Æðilburh, Aethelberg ) is an Anglo-Saxon female personal name.
origin
The name is of Germanic origin and means noble fortress from Old English æthel (noble) and burh (fortress).
variants
- Aðalbjörg (Icelandic)
- Aðalbjørg (Faroese)
- Aðalborg (Icelandic, Faroese)
- Adalborg (Old High German)
- Adelborg (Swedish)
- Albjørg (Norwegian, Faroese)
- Alborg (Swedish, Faroese)
- Edelborg (Swedish, Norwegian)
Name bearers
- Æthelburg (Northumbria) (605–647), queen of the kingdoms of Deira and Northumbria
- Æthelburg (Wessex) (around 673–740), Queen of the Kingdom of Wessex