Wulfnoð is an Old English masculine name composed of the elements wulf "wolf" and noð "boldness, daring", thus meaning "wolf-boldness" or "daring as a wolf". It belongs to the class of Anglo-Saxon dithermatic names, which typically served as heroic affirmations of martial virtues.Two notable annalistic figures bear this name in pre-Conquest England. Wulfnoð Cild (c. 990 – 1024) was a powerful South-Saxon thegn and father of Earl Godwine; his extensive landholdings were recorded in Domesday Book. Another Wulfnoð appears in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle around 1052, identified as a monk in the household of Bishop Aldred at York.The name dwindled sharply after the Norman Conquest (1066) under the influx of Norman personal names such as Robert, William, and Henry, which almost completely displaced native English naming traditions by 1200. No notable bearers are recorded beyond the 12th century, and the name has not been revived in modern times.Etymologically, the first element wulf- is shared with many Germanic compounds, signifying ferocity and freedom. The second element -noð is rarer; it also appears in Þeodnoð (Old English variant of Theudonoth) but is unattested outside Anglo-Saxon records. The name Wulfnoð thus preserves a distinctive linguistic snapshot of Old English onomastics before the Norman assimilation.Meaning: "wolf-boldness" (Old English wulf + noð)Origin: Anglo-Saxon (Old English)Type: Dithermatic masculine given nameUsage period: Pre-Conquest England (10th–11th centuries); virtually extinct after 1066Notable bearer: Wulfnoð Cild (thegn, father of Earl Godwine, c. 990 – 1024)