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Ylva

/UYL-vah/ FeminineOld Norse

Meaning

Ylva is a feminine name of Old Norse origin meaning “she-wolf”.

Ylva is the Old Norse word for she-wolf, one of the very few female wolf names with deep historical roots, recorded in Scandinavia since the Viking Age. Modern Swedish and Norwegian parents have kept it steadily alive.

A familiar name in Sweden and Norway; striking and rare elsewhere.

At a glance

Origin
Old Norse
Gender
Feminine
Pronounced
/UYL-vah/
Themes
WolfStrength

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Questions

  • Ylva is a feminine name of Old Norse origin meaning “she-wolf”. Ylva is the Old Norse word for she-wolf, one of the very few female wolf names with deep historical roots, recorded in Scandinavia since the Viking Age.

  • Ylva is traditionally a feminine (girl) name. It is a familiar name in Sweden and Norway; striking and rare elsewhere.

  • The name Ylva comes from Old Norse. Ylva is the Old Norse word for she-wolf, one of the very few female wolf names with deep historical roots, recorded in Scandinavia since the Viking Age. Modern Swedish and Norwegian parents have kept it steadily alive.

  • Ylva is pronounced UYL-vah.

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”