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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Wolfram m. Old High German wolf, Gothic wulf 'wolf' + Old Saxon hram 'raven'.

The name of a 7th-8th C French saint.

Austria
Latin
776 Uuolfhram (nom) FRA-XXXL 4; c1050 Wolfram (nom) UrkStyria 57; c1066 Volffram (nom) ibid. 68; 1231 Wolframmus (nom) UBEnns3 II
Belgium
Middle Dutch
1376 Wulfram (nom) RSG1376-89 p. 1
Czech Republic
Latin
1337 Wolframi (gen) Rössler1 29; 1377 Wlframi (gen) LDFPUP1 p. 32, Wlframus (nom) ibid. p. 32
Middle High German
c1339 Wolframs (gen) Rössler1 91; 1340 Wolframs (gen) ibid. 97; 1341 Wolframs (gen) ibid. 33
France
Latin
1067 Gulfrannus (nom) CartNDSaintes XII; 1378 Wulfrando (dat) hanquetvol1 1448
Germany
Latin
845 Wolfhramni (gen) OrkGZ no. 37; 1216 Wolframus (nom) hennes-vol1 22; 1269 Wolframo (dat) ibid. 211; 1271 Wolframo (abl) ibid. 220; 1272 Wolframo (abl) ibid. 222
Middle High German
1293 Wolfram (nom) UrkHeil1 51, UrkWitt-II 189
Italy
Latin
827 Uuolferim (nom) FRA-XXXL 11
The Netherlands
Latin
1235 Wolframmus (nom) hennes-vol1 93
Poland
Latin
1335x1336 Woluramus (nom) SBGlatzer p. 4
Middle High German
1330x1332 Woluram SBGlatzer p. 2; 1332 Woluram ibid. p. 3; 1332x1333 Woluram ibid. p. 3
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Wolfram". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2020, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2020/1/name/Wolfram.