Given name
Ethelwulf
“a noble wolf”
Ethelwulf is used as a given name. One Anglo-Saxon interpretation is “a noble wolf.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Anglo-Saxon interpretation is “a noble wolf.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Anglo-Saxon.
Ethelwulf’s family of names
Ethelwulf has a related form in Ethelwolf.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
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Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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