Wolfenden

//ˈwʌlfəndən// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Old English.

Etymology

Habitational surname from a minor place in Lancashire, from the Old English personal name Wulfhelm, which is composed of the elements wulf (“wolf”) and helm (“helmet; protection”), + denu (“den, valley”).

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