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Wolf

/WUULF/ MasculineGerman

Meaning

Wolf is a masculine name of German origin meaning “wolf”.

Wolf is the animal name at its most direct, used for centuries in German as both a standalone name and a short form of Wolfgang, and in Jewish communities as a traditional pairing with the tribe of Benjamin's wolf emblem. It is as elemental as a name can be.

Rare as a legal first name in English; familiar in German-speaking countries.

At a glance

Origin
German
Gender
Masculine
Pronounced
/WUULF/
Themes
Wolf

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Questions

  • Wolf is a masculine name of German origin meaning “wolf”. Wolf is the animal name at its most direct, used for centuries in German as both a standalone name and a short form of Wolfgang, and in Jewish communities as a traditional pairing with the tribe of Benjamin's wolf emblem.

  • Wolf is traditionally a masculine (boy) name. Rare as a legal first name in English; familiar in German-speaking countries.

  • The name Wolf comes from German. Wolf is the animal name at its most direct, used for centuries in German as both a standalone name and a short form of Wolfgang, and in Jewish communities as a traditional pairing with the tribe of Benjamin's wolf emblem. It is as elemental as a name can be.

  • Wolf is pronounced WUULF.

More names that mean wolf

Names that share this meaning.

  1. Conall MasculineIrish“strong as a wolf”
  2. Conan MasculineIrish“little wolf, little hound”
  3. Faolán MasculineIrish“little wolf”
  4. Lowell MasculineFrench“little wolf”
  5. Otsana FeminineBasque“she-wolf”
  6. Ralph MasculineOld Norse“wolf counsel”