Gender Feminine
Usage Anglo-Saxon [1][2]
Meaning & History
Derived from the Old English elements wulf "wolf" and run "secret, mystery". This was the name of a 10th-century English noblewoman who founded the city of Wolverhampton.
Related Names
Other Languages & CulturesWulfruna(History)
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Sources & References
- Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England, available from http://www.pase.ac.uk/jsp/index.jsp.
- Searle, William George. Onomasticon Anglo-Saxonicum. Cambridge, 1897, page 517.
Entry updated January 21, 2022