Gerulf
m.
Old High German, Old Saxon gēr 'spear' + Old High German wolf, Gothic wulf 'wolf'.
The name of an 8th C Belgian saint.
- Belgium
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- Middle Dutch
- ● 1336 Gheerolf (nom) RSG1336-39 p. 1,
Gherolf (dat) ibid. p. 7,
Gherolve (dat) ibid. p. 2
- France
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- Latin
- ● c823 Gerulfus (nom) irminon-vol2 20, Palatiolum;
862x876 Girulfi (gen) InsMacon X;
11thC Gerulphus (nom) CartSPL1 I
- Germany
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- Latin
- ● 822x875 Geruf (nom) TradCorb §24,
Gerulf (nom) ibid. §24;
828 Gerolf (nom) OrkGZ no. 29
- The Netherlands
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- Latin
- ● 1258 Gerolphus (nom) OHZI-II no. 42
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Gerulf". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2019, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2019/1/name/Gerulf.