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