This page is historical. Follow this link for the current version.
Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Wulfred m. Old English wulf, Old High German wolf, Gothic wulf 'wolf' + Old English ræd, Old Saxon rād, Old High German rāt 'counsel, advice'.

Austria
Latin
c1128 Wolfrat (nom) UrkStyria 118a; c1130 Wolfradus (nom) ibid. 122a
England
Latin
1222 Wlfredi (gen) StPaulDom p. 20, Wluredi (gen) ibid. p. 20
France
Latin
c823 Vulfradus (nom) irminon-vol2 112, Palatiolum; 909 Ulfredo (abl) St-Bernard-Romans no. 77; 1044 Volveradus (nom) StVdM-II 659
Germany
Latin
822x875 Wluered (abl) TradCorb §88, Wlvered (nom) ibid. §38, uoluered (nom) ibid. §38; 935 Vlfridi (gen) HambUrk-vol1 XXX
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Wulfred". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2017, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2017/1/name/Wulfred.