Also used as a pet form of various names beginning with this element, such as Wolfgang.
- Czech Republic
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- 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
- Denmark
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- Danish
- ● 1581 Wulff KD-1 no. 362
- Old Swedish
- ● 1419 Vlff (nom) SDHK no. 19326
- England
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- Latin
- ● 1189 Ulfi (gen) GASurv p. 149
- France
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- Latin
- ● 699 Wolfo (abl) DCEL-2 Add. X
- Germany
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- Middle High German
- ● 1293 Wolf (nom) UrkHeil1 53,
Wolves (gen) ibid. 53
- Early New High German
- ● 1497 Wolff Nurn1497 1181
- Poland
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- Middle High German
- ◑ 1324x1332 Wolfeln (dat) SBGlatzer p. 1
- Scotland
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- Latin
- ● 1094 Ulf (nom) ESC XII
- Sweden
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- Latin
- ● 1350 Ulfs (gen) SDHK no. 6022,
Vlphonis (gen) ibid. no. 6014,
Vlps (gen) ibid. no. 6002
- Old Swedish
- ● 1352 Vlf (gen) SDHK no. 6314;
1377 Vlf (gen) ibid. no. 11085;
1383 Vlf SRA-vol2 no. 1900,
Vlfs (gen) ibid. no. 1905,
Wlf ibid. no. 1923,
Wlfs (gen) ibid. no. 1930;
1409 Vlf (nom) SDHK no. 17273,
Vlff (nom) ibid. no. 17265,
Wlf (nom) ibid. no. 17263,
Wlff (nom) ibid. no. 17337;
1414 Wlf (gen) ibid. no. 18236;
1418 Wlfs (gen) ibid. no. 19083;
1419 Wlfs (gen) ibid. no. 19273
- Early Modern Swedish
- ● 1541 Wlff (nom) HGS p. 159;
1542 Wlff (nom) ibid. p. 158
- Switzerland
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- Early New High German
- ● 1500 Wolffs (gen) MHCG2 267
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Wolf". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2019, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2019/1/name/Wolf.