Wolfram

Gender Masculine
Usage German
Pronounced Pron. /ˈvɔl.fʁam/ [key ·simplify]

Meaning & History

Derived from the Old German element wolf meaning "wolf" combined with hram meaning "raven" [1] [2] [3] [4] . Saint Wolfram (or Wulfram) was a 7th-century archbishop of Sens. This name was also borne by the 13th-century German poet Wolfram von Eschenbach, the author of Parzival.

Related Names

Rootswulf/wolf + hram
DiminutiveWolf
Other Languages & CulturesWulfhram, Wulfram (Germanic)

People think this name is

classic mature formal upper class natural strong refined strange complex serious

Name Days

Austria: January 25
Austria: March 20
Germany: March 20
  1. Förstemann, Ernst. Altdeutsches Namenbuch. Bonn, 1900, page 1654.
  2. Köbler, Gerhard. Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, entry wolf, available from https://www.koeblergerhard.de/ahdwbhin.html.
  3. Köbler, Gerhard. Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, entry hram, available from https://www.koeblergerhard.de/ahdwbhin.html.
  4. Köbler, Gerhard. Altsächsisches Wörterbuch, entry hram, available from https://www.koeblergerhard.de/aswbhinw.html.

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