Type Word & Element
Meaning & History
Germanic word meaning "wolf" [1].
Related Items
Other Languages & Cultureswulf(Anglo-Saxon) wulf(Frankish) wulfs(Gothic) wolf(Old High German) ulfr(Old Norse) wulf(Old Saxon)
Given Name DescendantsÆðelwulf, Hroðulf, Hrothulf(Anglo-Saxon) Rudolf(Armenian) Raül(Catalan) Adolf, Rudolf(Czech) Adolf, Ralf, Rolf, Uffe, Ulf(Danish) Adolf, Roelof, Rudolf, Rodolf(Dutch) Adolph, Rolf, Rollo, Rudolph, Rafe, Ralf, Ralph, Rodolph, Rolo, Rolph, Wolf, Wolfe(English) Raul(Estonian) Aadolf(Finnish) Adolphe, Raoul, Rodolphe, Rodolph(French) Adolf, Ralf, Ralph, Rolf, Rudolf, Ulf, Wolf, Wulf, Rodolf(German) Adalwolf, Adolf, Adolphus, Hrodulf, Hrolf, Radulf, Wolf(Germanic) Athaulf, Aþawulfs, Ulfilas, Wulfila(Gothic) Adolf, Rudolf(Hungarian) Úlfur, Ylfa(Icelandic) Adolfo, Raul, Rodolfo(Italian) Wolf(Jewish) Ralfs, Rūdolfs(Latvian) Adolfas(Lithuanian) Roul(Medieval English) Roul(Medieval French) Adolf, Rolf, Ulf, Ylva(Norwegian) Aþalawulfaz, Hrōþiwulfaz, Rēdawulfaz(Old Germanic) Hrólfr, Hróðulfr, Ráðúlfr, Úlfr(Old Norse) Adolf(Polish) Raul, Rodolfo(Portuguese) Raul(Romanian) Rudolf(Russian) Rudolf(Slovak) Adolfo, Raúl, Rodolfo(Spanish) Adolf, Ralf, Ralph, Rolf, Ulf, Ylva(Swedish) Velvel, Velvela(Yiddish)
Sources & References
- Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 598.
