Old Germanic Submitted Names

These names were used by the Germanic peoples of Europe. See also about Germanic names.
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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Wulfmær m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements wulf "wolf" and mære "famous".
Wulfoald m Germanic, History
Variant spelling of Wulfald. Wulfoald was a mayor of the palace of Austrasia in the 7th century AD.
Wulfred m Anglo-Saxon
Variant of Wulfræd, composed of the Old English elements wulf "wolf" and ræd "advice, counsel".
Wulfswith f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements wulf "wolf" and swiþ "strong".
Wulfthryth f Anglo-Saxon
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... [more]
Wulftrude f Old High German, Medieval French, Gothic, Medieval
Fron the Old High German word wolf and Gothic wulf meaning "wolf" combined with Proto-Germanic þrūþ meaning "strength" or Proto-Germanic trut meaning "maiden".
Wulfwaru f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements wulf "wolf" and waru "guard, protection; care, watch" (compare weard and wær).
Wulfweard m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements wulf "wolf" and weard "guard, guardian".
Wulfwig m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements wulf "wolf" and wig "war, battle".
Wulfwine m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements wulf "wolf" and wine "friend".
Wulmar m Frankish, History (Ecclesiastical)
A Benedictine abbott born near Boulogne, Picardy, France, he was actually married but was separated from his wife and entered the Benedictines as a lay brother at Haumont, in Hainault. He was eventually ordained and was the founder of the rnonastery of Samer near Boulogne, which he served as abbot... [more]
Wunnibald m Germanic, German
Derived from Old High German wunna "bliss, delight, pleasure" combined with Old High German bald "bold, brave."
Wyllan m Germanic
An old English derivative of the word will. Meaning Wish/Will
Wynngifu f Anglo-Saxon
Means "gift of joy" in Old English, from the mostly-poetic word wynn "joy, delight, bliss" combined with gifu, an alternative form of giefu "gift, present".... [more]
Wynnhelm m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements wynn "joy" and helm "helmet, protection".
Wynnhere m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements wynn "joy" and here "army".
Wynniva f Anglo-Saxon (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Old English name Wynngifu.
Wynnsige m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements wynn "joy" and sige "victory".
Wynnthryth f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from Old English elements wynn "joy" and þryþ "strength".
Wynnwulf m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from wynn "joy, delight" and wulf "wolf". The Wulfwynn is the same but in the reverse order.
Ymar m Anglo-Saxon
Possibly an Old English name in which the second element is mære "famous". Saint Ymar was a 9th-century Benedictine monk at Reculver Abbey in Kent, England, who was killed by marauding Danes... [more]
Yngvǫr f Old Norse
Old Norse combination of Ing and vár "spring".
Ýri f Old Norse
Variant of Ýrr.
Yri f Old Norse
Variant of Ýrr.
Ýrr f Old Norse, Icelandic
From Old Norse œrr meaning "mad, furious, wild".
Yrr f Old Norse
Variant of Ýrr.
Yrsa f Old Norse, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Icelandic, Faroese
Of unknown meaning. Theories include a derivation from an Ancient Norse word for "she-bear" with the same roots as Latin ursa (compare Ursula, which used to be used as a Latinization of Yrsa), even though this seems rather unlikely... [more]
Ywi m Anglo-Saxon, History (Ecclesiastical)
Perhaps from the Old English elements íw "yew tree" (see īwaz) and wig "war". Ywi (or Iwig) was an Anglo-Saxon saint venerated in the English county of Wiltshire in the Middle Ages, where his relics were enshrined (at the county town, Wilton, near Salisbury)... [more]