Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources
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Wolf m. Old Norse 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.

Austria
Latin
◑ c1128 Wuluingus (nom) UrkStyria 120
Early New High German
● 1439 Wolf (nom) ChronSH p. 33; 1570 Wolf (nom) ibid. p. 12
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
Denmark
Danish
● 1581 Wulff KD-1 no. 362
Old Swedish
● 1419 Vlff (nom) SDHK no. 19326
England
Latin
● 1189 Ulfi (gen) GASurv p. 149
France
Latin
● 699 Wolfo (abl) DCEL-2 Add. X
Germany
Latin
● 845 Wolf (gen) OrkGZ no. 37; 846 Vulfi (gen) ibid. no. 38
◑ 1210 Wulfingi (gen) hennes-vol1 10
Middle High German
● 1293 Wolf (nom) UrkHeil1 53, Wolves (gen) ibid. 53
Early New High German
● 1497 Wolff Nurn1497 1181
Poland
Middle High German
◑ 1324x1332 Wolfeln (dat) SBGlatzer p. 1
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
● 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
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 2023, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2023/1/name/Wolf.