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Name Hunulf
Gender Masculine
Usage Ancient Germanic
Edit Status Statusnot set

Meaning & History

The meaning and origin of the first element in this Germanic name is rather uncertain, and so there are various possibilities to the name's meaning. The most likely possibility is that the first element refers to the Huns, who derive their name from Germanic #hûn# "giant." Other possibilities are Old Norse #hûnn# "bear cub" and Celtic #kuno# "high." It's also possible that the first element is a blend of #hûn# with Gothic #kuni# "family, kin, race, kind" (see KUNIBERT). The second element in the name comes from Gothic #vulfs# "wolf."
Added 7/25/2007 by Lucille