Meaning, origin and history of the name Wolf

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Gender Masculine

Usage German, Jewish, English (Rare), Ancient Germanic

Pronounced Pron. VAWLF(German)

WUWLF(English)

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Meaning & History

Short form of WOLFGANG, WOLFRAM or other names containing the Germanic element wulf meaning "wolf". It can also be simply from the German or English word.

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VariantsWulf(German) Velvel(Yiddish) Wolfe(English)

Other Languages & CulturesÚlfr(Ancient Scandinavian) Uffe, Ulf(Danish) Ulf(Norwegian) Ulf(Swedish)

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Sources & References

Ernst Förstemann, Altdeutsches namenbuch (1900), page 1643

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Entry updated July 2, 2017