Ceolwulf
Ceolwulf (also Ceolwulfus, Ceolulf, Ceoluulf, Ceolf, Ciolwulf ) is an Anglo-Saxon male given name . The name is composed of the elements Ceol- (= "keel, ship, container, bag") and -wulf / -ulf (= "wolf"). Significant namesake were:
- Ceolwulf (Wessex) , King of Wessex (594 / 597–611)
- Ceolwulf (Northumbria) , King of Northumbria (729-737)
- Ceolwulf (Lindsey) , Bishop of Lindsey (767–796)
- Ceolwulf I of Mercien , King of Mercia (821–823)
- Ceolwulf II of Mercien , King of Mercia (874–879)
Individual evidence
- ^ Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England (PASE); on-line
- ^ Gerhard Köbler : Old English Dictionary, 2nd edition, 2003, online