Valpuri

  • [ VAHL-puu-ree ]
  • Finnish
Finnish form of WALBURGA.

WALBURGA   female   German
Means "ruler of the fortress" from the Germanic elements wald "power, leader, ruler" and burg "fortress". This was the name of an 8th-century saint from England who did missionary work in Germany.
EQUIVALENTS
ANCIENT GERMANIC: Waldeburg
GERMAN: Walburga
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
FINNISH: Vappu
FRISIAN: Wobbe