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The meaning and origin of the first element in this Germanic name is rather uncertain, and so there are various possibilities to the name's meaning. The most likely possibility is that the first element is derived from Old High German #salo# "black." Other possibilities are #sal# "house, living room" and Gothic #sêls# "kind, friendly." The second element is derived from Gothic #bairgan# (#bergan# in Old High German) "to keep, to save, to preserve", or from Old High German #burg# "fortress." Salaberga was the name of a 7th-century saint.