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15 Names That Mean Wolf
Names that mean wolf include Conan (Irish, little wolf or hound), Rudolph (Germanic, famous wolf), Ulf (Old Norse), Zev (Hebrew), and Vuk (Serbian). For girls, Ylva is the Old Norse word for she-wolf, and Ulvhild, wolf battle, was borne by a medieval Scandinavian queen.
The wolf prowls through Germanic, Norse, Celtic, Slavic, and Hebrew naming traditions, prized for loyalty, courage, and the strength of the pack. Medieval Europe produced dozens of wolf compounds, from Rudolph to Ulvhild, and Serbia still gives Vuk to protect a child. These names have real teeth: every one carries a documented wolf root.
- Conall MasculineIrish“strong as a wolf”
- Conan MasculineIrish“little wolf, little hound”
- Faolán MasculineIrish“little wolf”
- Lowell MasculineFrench“little wolf”
- Otsana FeminineBasque“she-wolf”
- Ralph MasculineOld Norse“wolf counsel”
- Rudolph MasculineGermanic“famous wolf”
- Ulf MasculineOld Norse“wolf”
- Ulvhild FeminineOld Norse“wolf battle”
- Vuk MasculineSerbian“wolf”
- Wolf MasculineGerman“wolf”
- Wolfgang MasculineGerman“wolf path”
- Ylva FeminineOld Norse“she-wolf”
- Zeeva FeminineHebrew“wolf”
- Zev MasculineHebrew“wolf”
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Questions
Ylva, the Old Norse word for she-wolf, is the most established feminine wolf name, still used in Sweden and Norway. Ulvhild means wolf battle and was carried by a medieval queen, Otsana is the Basque she-wolf, and Zeeva is the Hebrew feminine of Zev.
Ulf, Zev, Vuk, and Wolf mean wolf outright in Old Norse, Hebrew, Serbian, and German respectively. Compound names include Wolfgang, wolf path, Rudolph, famous wolf, and Ralph, which descends from a Norse name meaning wolf counsel.
Conan and Faolán are Irish names meaning little wolf or little hound, and Lowell comes from a Norman French surname with the same diminutive sense. Conall, strong as a wolf, belongs to the same Irish family of names.
Yes. Wolf has been used for centuries in German-speaking countries, both on its own and as a short form of Wolfgang, and it is a traditional Jewish name paired with the Hebrew Zev. Broadcaster Wolf Blitzer is a familiar modern bearer.