Wolverhampton

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌwʊlvə(ɹ)ˈhæm(p)tən/

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Proper noun

Wolverhampton

1. A city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England. Historically it was in Staffordshire.

Related terms

• Wulfrunian (demonym)

Translations

city

• Arabic: ولفرهامبتن
• Armenian: Վուլվերհեմպտոն (Vulverhempton)
• Azerbaijani: Vulverhempton
• Belarusian: Вулвергемптан (Vulvjerhjemptan)
• Bulgarian: Улвърхамптън (Ulvǎrhamptǎn)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 和夫咸頓

  Mandarin: 伍爾弗漢普頓 / 伍尔弗汉普顿

• Finnish: Wolverhampton
• Georgian: ვულვერჰემპტონი (vulverhemṗṭoni)
• Greek: Γουλβερχάμπτον (el) (Goulverchámpton)
• Hebrew: וולברהמפטון
• Japanese: ウルヴァーハンプトン
• Kazakh: Вулвергемптон (Vulvergempton)
• Korean: 울버햄프턴 (ulbeohaempeuteon)
• Latin: Wulfrunehantona, Wluronehamptona
• Latvian: Vulverhemptona
• Lithuanian: Vulverhamptonas
• Marathi: वुलव्हरहँप्टन (vulavharhĕmpṭan)
• Mazanderani: ولورهمپتون
• Old English: Heantun
• Persian: ولورهمپتون
• Punjabi: ਵੁਲਵਰਹੈਂਪਟਨ (vulvarahaimpṭan)
• Russian: Ву́лвергемпто́н m (Vúlvɛrgemptón), Ву́лверхэ́мптон m (Vúlvɛrhémpton)
• Serbo-Croatian: Вулверхемптон
• Spanish: Wolverhampton
• Thai: วุลเวอร์แฮมป์ตัน
• Ukrainian: Вулвергемптон (Vulverhempton)
• Urdu: وولورہیمپٹن
• Western Panjabi: وولورہیمپٹن (volorhempṭn)
• Yiddish: וואָלווערהאַמפּטאָן (volverhampton)