Given name
Botolph
“the messenger wolf”
Botolph is a variant of Botolf. One English interpretation is “the messenger wolf.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Botolph is a variant of Botolf. One English interpretation is “the messenger wolf.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Botolph is a variant of Botolf. An origin associated with Botolf is English.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
From Old English Botwulf, from Proto-West Germanic *Bōtuwulf, built from Proto-West Germanic *bōtu (“aid, assistance”) + *wulf (“wolf”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Botolph’s family of names
Botolph has a related form in Botolf. In English usage, Botolph continues an earlier form in Botwulf.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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