Boy name · Germanic
Wolfram
“wolf raven”
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About the name
Wolfram is Old High German wolf plus hraban, raven: two animals that appear together in Germanic battle poetry, the wolf and the raven, both waiting on a battlefield.
The best-known bearer is Wolfram von Eschenbach, the medieval German poet who wrote Parzival. The name also lives on in chemistry: W, the symbol for tungsten, comes from wolfram, the German name of the metal.
In German it is VOLF-rahm; English speakers tend to say WOOLF-rum. Two syllables take one or three (Wolfram Jude, Wolfram Sebastian). On our vibe map it is Dark Academia with Mythological weight.
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Is Wolfram a boy or girl name?
Wolfram is traditionally a boy name of Germanic origin.
What does the name Wolfram mean?
Wolfram means “wolf raven” of Germanic origin. Wolfram is Old High German wolf plus hraban, raven: two animals that appear together in Germanic battle poetry, the wolf and the raven, both waiting on a battlefield.
Where does the name Wolfram come from?
Wolfram is Germanic in origin. The best-known bearer is Wolfram von Eschenbach, the medieval German poet who wrote Parzival. The name also lives on in chemistry: W, the symbol for tungsten, comes from wolfram, the German name of the metal.
How popular is Wolfram?
Wolfram did not make the top 1,000 boys' names in US Social Security Administration data for 2025, which makes it genuinely rare in the US.
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