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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Wolf m. Old High German wolf, Gothic wulf 'wolf'.

Also used as a pet form of various names beginning with this element, such as Wolfgang.

Czech Republic
Latin
1353 Wolf (nom) chlumecky 28, p. 22
France
Latin
699 Wolfo (abl) DCEL-2 Add. X
Germany
Early New High German
1497 Wolff Nurn1497 1181
Sweden
Old Swedish
1383 Vlf SRA-vol2 no. 1900, Vlfs (gen) ibid. no. 1905, Wlf ibid. no. 1923, Wlfs (gen) ibid. no. 1930
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