Proto-West Germanic origin
Source-reportedMeaning: “an Angle” + “wolf”
From Proto-West Germanic *Angliwulf, from *Angli (“an Angle”) + *wulf (“wolf”). Equivalent to *Engil + wolf. Cognate with Old English Engelulf. First attested in the 9th C. CE.
Sources for this account (1)
- Wiktionary: EngiluuolfCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

