indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Gender Feminine
Usage Medieval French, French (Rare)
Other Forms FormsGibourg, Gibourge, Guibour, Guiboure, Guibourge, Wibourg, Wibourge, Witbourg, Witbourge
Meaning & History
Medieval French form of Wigburg and also of Witburg (via forms like Guitburg).It is also possible that there are cases where Guibourg comes from a Germanic name that consists of the elements wîh meaning "holy, sacred" and burg meaning "fortress". This is because wîh as a first element is extremely hard to separate from wig as a first element, so whenever Wig- is possible for a name, then so is Wi(h)-.Lastly, the name Guibourg is extremely rare in this day and age. One is much more likely to encounter it as a matronymic surname instead.