Meanings
proper noun
- A city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England. Historically it was in Staffordshire.
Origin
- Old English*Wulfrūnehēantūn
- Middle EnglishWolverenhampton
- EnglishWolverhampton
Inherited from Middle English Wolverenhampton, from Old English *Wulfrūnehēantūn named after Lady Wulfruna, who founded the town.
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Arabic ولفرهامبتن
- ولفرهامبتنcity
Bulgarian Улвърхамптън
- Улвърхамптън (Ulvărhamptăn)city
Chinese Cantonese 和夫咸頓
- 和夫咸頓city
Chinese Mandarin 伍爾弗漢普頓 /伍尔弗汉普顿
- 伍爾弗漢普頓 /伍尔弗汉普顿city
Finnish Wolverhampton
- Wolverhamptoncity
Greek Γουλβερχάμπτον
- Γουλβερχάμπτον (Goulverchámpton)city
Hebrew וולברהמפטון
- וולברהמפטוןcity
Japanese ウルヴァーハンプトン
- ウルヴァーハンプトンcity
Korean 울버햄프턴
- 울버햄프턴 (ulbeohaempeuteon)city
Latin Wulfrunehantona, Wluronehamptona
- Wulfrunehantonacity
- Wluronehamptonacity
- Wolvrenehamptoniacity
Latvian Vulverhemptona
- Vulverhemptonacity
Lithuanian Vulverhamptonas
- Vulverhamptonascity
Persian ولورهمپتون
- ولورهمپتونcity
Punjabi ਵੁਲਵਰਹੈਂਪਟਨ
- ਵੁਲਵਰਹੈਂਪਟਨ (vulvarahaimpṭan)city
Russian Ву́лвергемпто́н, Ву́лверхэ́мптон
- Ву́лвергемпто́н (Vúlvɛrgemptón)city
- Ву́лверхэ́мптон (Vúlvɛrhémpton)city
Spanish Wolverhampton
- Wolverhamptoncity
Thai วุลเวอร์แฮมป์ตัน
- วุลเวอร์แฮมป์ตันcity
Ukrainian Вулвергемптон
- Вулвергемптон (Vulverhempton)city
Urdu وولورہیمپٹن
- وولورہیمپٹنcity
Yiddish וואָלווערהאַמפּטאָן
- וואָלווערהאַמפּטאָן (volverhampton)city
Cite this entry
APA
Wolverhampton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wolverhampton
MLA
“Wolverhampton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wolverhampton. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Wolverhampton,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wolverhampton.
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