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Brandolf is a masculine given name.
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Brandolf— “sword wolf”
The sword figures in northern and German nomenclature as Brand; but not from the verb _to burn_, but from _brandr_, an elastic staff, transferred to the blade of a sword. It would also mean the staff of a bow, and a short straight stripe of colour, whence a cow so marked is _brandet_ in the north, branded with us. The Brands are many, with German and Frank commencements, such as Hildeprant, Liutprant, &c., but seldom common; though Brand sometimes stands alone in the North,…
The sword figures in northern and German nomenclature as Brand; but not from the verb _to burn_, but from _brandr_, an elastic staff, transferred to the blade of a sword. It would also mean the staff of a bow, and a short straight stripe of colour, whence a cow so marked is _brandet_ in the north, branded with us. The Brands are many, with German and Frank commencements, such as Hildeprant, Liutprant, &c., but seldom common; though Brand sometimes stands alone in the North, and Brandolf, or sword wolf, is an old name. Perhaps the Zetland Brenda may be the feminine.
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Part VI, Chapter III (Names From Objects Connected With Mythology), Section XI (Weapon Names) · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
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