Entry № 0585 · Anglo-Saxon origin

Cwenburh Cwenburh — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

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Gender

Girl

Origin

Anglo-Saxon

Meaning

"Queen-fortress (Anglo-Saxon abbess)"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 0

First recorded

Medieval (Anglo-Saxon)

The meaning

A name that means "queen-fortress (anglo-saxon abbess)".

Cwenburh combines the Old English cwen (queen, woman) and burh (fortress) — "queen-fortress." Multiple Anglo-Saxon abbesses bore the name, including the founder of Wimborne Minster (alongside her sister Cuthberga).

Rare but iconic in Anglo-Saxon historical scholarship.

Queen-fortress. The Anglo-Saxon abbess.

Popularity

Where Cwenburh stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Cwenburh · last year

87 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Cwenburhs before her.

Real people

Cwenburh of Wimborne

Anglo-Saxon abbess.

8th c.

In fiction

Cwenburh

Common in Anglo-Saxon historical fiction.

Names connected to Cwenburh.

Numerology

The number behind Cwenburh.

The Communicator

Cwenburh reduces to three — the number of Anglo-Saxon abbess.

Parents on Cwenburh

Why families chose this name.

"Queen-fortress. Eight letters. Cwenburh."

Catherine · Mother of one · Wimborne