Given name
Beornfriþ
“wolf”
Beornfriþ is a masculine given name from Proto-West Germanic, meaning “wolf.” It is used in Old English.
Meaning & origin
How it developed
From Proto-West Germanic *Bernuwulf, built from Proto-West Germanic *bernu + *wulf (“wolf”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Beornfriþ’s family of names
In Old English usage, Beornfriþ shares a linguistic root with the Old High German form Peranfrid.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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