Walburga

German
"strong protection"

Walburga Origin and Meaning

The name Walburga is a girl's name of German origin meaning "strong protection".

An ancient saint's name belonging to an 8th century English missionary. Variants include Walpurga and Walpurgis.

Famous People Named Walburga

  • Saint Walburga
    English missionary to the Frankish Empire
  • Walburga "Wally" Neuzil
    model of the painter Egon Schiele
  • Walburga Ehrengarde Helena
    Lady Paget, friend of Britain's Queen Victoria
  • Walburga Habsburg Douglas
    Countess Douglas, German,Swedish politician
  • Walburga "Dolly" Oesterreich
    American housewife famous for her affair with Otto Sanhuber; subject of film "The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom"
  • Walburga Fricke
    German politician
  • Walburga
    Baroness of Hirschberg, Princess Albrecht of Schaumberg,Lippe
  • Walburga or Walpurgis
    Princess of Saarwerden, daughter of Prince Frederick IV of Moers; wife of James of Lichtenberg
  • Walburga Stemmer
    mistress of German General Erwin Rommel and mother of his child
  • Maria Theresa Walburga Amalia Christina
    Queen of Germany; Holy Roman Empress
  • Maria Anna Walburga Ignatia "Nannerl" Mozart
    sister of composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  • Ildikó Mária Walburga
    Archduchess of Austria; daughter of Duchess Eilika of Oldenburg and Archduke Georg of Austria

Walburga in Pop Culture

  • Walburga Black
    harpy character in the "Harry Potter" series
  • "Valperga
    " 1823 historical novel by Mary Shelley