Etymology

Wolverhampton

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Today it means: A city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England. Historically it was in Staffordshire. Full definition →

Middle English Wolverenhampton ← Old English *Wulfrūnehēantūn
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  1. Old English · inherited from*Wulfrūnehēantūn
  2. Middle English · inherited fromWolverenhampton
  3. English todayWolverhampton

Inherited from Middle English Wolverenhampton, from Old English *Wulfrūnehēantūn named after Lady Wulfruna, who founded the town.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.