Given name
Þeodwulf
“nation, people”·“wolf”
Þeodwulf is a masculine given name from Proto-West Germanic, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Old English.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Þeodwulf is built from elements meaning “nation, people” and “wolf”.
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Where it comes from
Þeodwulf comes from Proto-West Germanic, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Proto-West Germanic *Þeuduwulf, from Proto-Germanic *Þeudōwulfaz, built from Old English þēod (“nation, people”) + wulf (“wolf”).
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Þeodwulf’s family of names
In Old English usage, Þeodwulf shares a linguistic root with the Old High German form Diotolf.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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