Old English · proper noun
Botwulf
- Part of speech
- proper noun, masculine
- IPA
- /ˈboːtˌwulf/[ˈboːtˌwuɫf]
- Syllables
- ˈboːt · ˌwulf (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- botolph
Meaning
-
a male given name
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *Bōtuwulf, from *bōtu (“aid, assistance”) + *wulf (“wolf”). Equivalent to bōt + wulf. Cognate with Old High German Buozolf.
Descendants
botolph
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