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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.

France
Latin
1067 Gulfrannus (nom) CartNDSaintes XII
Germany
Latin
1216 Wolframus (nom) hennes-vol1 22
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 2016, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2016/1/name/Wolfram.