Given name
Garwulf
“spear”·“wolf”
Garwulf is a masculine given name from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Old English.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Garwulf is built from elements meaning “spear” and “wolf”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Proto-Germanic *Gaiʀawulf, from Proto-Germanic *Gaizawulfaz, built from Old English gār (“spear”) + wulf (“wolf”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Garwulf’s family of names
In Old English usage, Garwulf has a related form in Garulf.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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