Given name
Burgwulf
“fortification”·“wolf”
Burgwulf is a masculine given name from Proto-West Germanic. It is used in Old English.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Burgwulf is built from elements meaning “fortification” and “wolf”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Proto-West Germanic *Burgawulf, built from Proto-West Germanic *burg (“fortification”) + *wulf (“wolf”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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