Gender Feminine
Usage Anglo-Saxon
Meaning & History
Derived from the Old English elements wulf meaning "wolf" and þryþ "strength". This was the name of a 9th-century queen of Wessex, the wife of King Æthelred. This was also borne by Saint Wulfthryth of Wilton, a 10th-century English abbess who was the mother of Saint Edith by King Edgar the Peaceful.