Eadulph

Eadulph is a masculine given name of early medieval Germanic origin, associated with Anglo-Saxon England and continental Europe. It is a variant spelling of related names such as Eadwulf, Eadulf, or Edulph, and was used in Latinized form in medieval documents. The name’s meaning is usually analyzed as a combination of elements meaning wealth or fortune (ead) and wolf (wulf), yielding a probable interpretation of “wealthy wolf” or “fortune wolf.”

In historical records, Eadulph appears in various documentary sources, including charters and hagiographies. The name is relatively rare, and no single bearer stands out as universally prominent in surviving literature. Spelling and form varied by region and script, a common feature of medieval onomastics, which leads to multiple orthographic variants such as Eadwulf, Eadulf, or Edulph in different manuscripts.

Etymology and cognates connect Eadulph to other Germanic names built from similar elements. Its Old English or Anglo-Saxon forms align with the broader pattern of compound names combining a blessing or fortune-related element with an animal or warrior element. Latinized representations include Eadulphus in ecclesiastical or legal records.

Today, Eadulph is of mainly historical and onomastic interest. It is cited in studies of Old English and medieval European names as an example of how Germanic elements were combined and rendered in Latinized medieval sources. The name is rarely used in contemporary contexts.