Cuþburg

Old English

Alternative forms

• Cūþburh

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