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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources
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Wolf m. Old Icelandic úlfr, Old High German wolf, Old English, 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
◑ 1314 Wolflinus (nom) Rössler1 6; 1337 Wolflinus (nom) ibid. 29
Middle High German
◑ c1339 Wolfil (nom) Rössler1 93, Wolfleins (gen) ibid. 93; 1340 Wolfel (nom) ibid. 97; 1341 Wolfel (nom) ibid. 33; 1349 Wolfels (gen) ibid. 48; 1359 Wolfel (nom) ibid. 78; 1360 Wolflynus (nom) ibid. 57
England
Latin
● 1189 Ulfi (gen) GASurv p. 149
France
Latin
● 699 Wolfo (abl) DCEL-2 Add. X
Germany
Middle High German
● 1293 Wolf (nom) UrkHeil1 53, Wolves (gen) ibid. 53
Early New High German
● 1497 Wolff Nurn1497 1181
Scotland
Latin
● 1094 Ulf (nom) ESC XII
Sweden
Latin
● 1350 Ulfs (gen) SDHK no. 6022, Vlphonis (gen) ibid. no. 6014, Vlps (gen) ibid. no. 6002
Old Swedish
● 1383 Vlf SRA-vol2 no. 1900, Vlfs (gen) ibid. no. 1905, Wlf ibid. no. 1923, Wlfs (gen) ibid. no. 1930
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Wolf". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2016/3/name/Wolf.