Wolfsburg

German

Etymology

From Middle Low German Wolvesborch. By surface analysis, Wolf (“wolf”) +‎ -s- +‎ Burg (“castle”). The name originally referred exclusively to Wolfsburg Castle. The city was only founded in 1938 under the name Stadt des KdF-Wagens (after the prototype of the later VW Beetle). In 1945, the Allies renamed the city after the castle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɔlfsbʊrk/, [ˈvɔlfs.bʊʁk], [ˈʋɔlfs-], [-bʊɐ̯k], (northern also) /ˈvɔlfsbʊrç/

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• Hyphenation: Wolfs‧burg

Proper noun

Wolfsburg n (proper noun, genitive Wolfsburgs or (optionally with an article) Wolfsburg)

1. Wolfsburg (an independent city in Lower Saxony, in northern Germany)