Wulfric or Wolfric is an

Old English Old English ( or , or ), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the Early Middle Ages. It developed from the languages brought to Great Britain by Anglo-S ...

masculine given name, composed of ''

wulf ''Wulf'' (Common Germanic "wolf") was one of the most prolific elements in early Germanic names. It could figure as the first element in dithematic names, as in '' Wulfstan'', but especially as second element, in the form ''-ulf, -olf'' as in ...

'' "wolf" and the suffix ''-ric'' "realm, power". In some English language contexts,

Ulric Ulric is an English language, masculine given name. It is regarded as both a derivative of the Old English male name Wulfric and, in later English language contexts, also derived from the separate name Ulrich, which originated in Germany. Ulric may ...

is a derivative of Wulfric (although Ulric may also be a variant of Ulrich). Wulfric is a cognate of the Norse name

Rikiwulf Rikiwulf ("The rich and powerful wolf" or "The Ruler of the wolves") was probably a member of the legendary Scandinavian Wulfing dynasty. In the ninth century, he sailed with his Viking warriors down the river Lys in Flanders, and settled inter al ...

People

Wulfric Spot Wulfric (died ''circa'' 1004), called Wulfric Spot or Spott, was an Anglo-Saxon nobleman. His will is an important document from the reign of King Æthelred the Unready. Wulfric was a patron of the Burton Abbey, around which the modern town of ...

(died ), Earl of Mercia and Chief Councillor of State to King Ethelred *

Wulfric of Haselbury Wulfric of Haselbury (c. 1080 20 February 1154) was an anchorite and miracle worker in Wiltshire and Somerset, England, frequently visited by King Stephen. His feast day is 20 February. Life Wulfric was born at Compton Martin, ten miles sout ...

( - 1154), hermit and miracle worker

Fictional characters

*The chief protagonist in ''Wulfric the Weapon Thane'' by Charles W. Whistler *One of the middle names of

Albus Dumbledore Professor Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore is a fictional character in the ''Harry Potter'' series of novels by J. K. Rowling. For most of the series, he is the headmaster of the wizarding school Hogwarts. He is also the founder and ...

, a main character in J. K. Rowling's ''Harry Potter'' series *Wulfric Bedwyn, Duke of Bewcastle, in

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's ''Slightly'' series *Wulfric, one of the main characters in ''Outlander'' (film) *Wulfric, a main character in ''World Without End'' (Follett novel) by Ken Follett *Wulfric, the eighth and last Gym Leader to be challenged in ''

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'' *Wulfric the Wild, a common-born ally of the King Alfred the Great, primary protagonist in

Gary Whitta Gary Leslie Whitta (born 21 July 1972) is an English-American screenwriter, author, game designer, and video game journalist. Whitta was the screenwriter of film '' The Book of Eli'' (2010), co-wrote the film ''After Earth'' (2013) with M. Night ...

's novel ''Abomination'' *Wulfric, a rare blade awakened from the ''Beastly Core Crystal'' in ''

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