Wulfheard

From Proto-West Germanic *Wulfahardu, from *wulf (“wolf”) +‎ *hardu (“hard, brave”). Equivalent to wolf +‎ heard. Cognate with Old High German Wolfhart.

• IPA^(key): /ˈwulfˌxæ͜ɑrd/, [ˈwuɫfˌhæ͜ɑrˠd]

Wulfheard m

1. a male given name
   • The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

     An. DCCXXXVII Hēr Wulfheard ealdorman ġefeaht æt Hāmtūne wið XXXIII sċiphlæsta...

     Year 837 In this year Alderman Wolfhard fought at Hampton against thirty-three shiploads of warriors...

• Electronic Sawyer S 1431b (Decree of a council of Clofesho concerning the lordship of minsters), Wulfheard is mentioned as "Wulfheard" in the text section and the old text section.