Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Isengrim m. Old Saxon, Old High German īsarn 'iron' + Old High German, Old Saxon grim 'grim, fierce, bold'.

In medieval literature, the name of an anthropomorphic wolf.

Austria
Latin
1074x1087 Isingrim (nom) UrkStyria 77; c1075 Isingrim (nom) ibid. 78; 1231 Isengrimus (nom) UBEnns3 II
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Isengrim". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2023, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2023/1/name/Isengrim.