German

Wolf

Pronounced WOOLFShare

Meaning: Wolf

  • Boy
  • Uncommon
  • 1 syllable

The story

Wolf can stand as a German or English animal word name or shorten compounds such as Wolfgang. In Jewish naming it can also serve as a vernacular counterpart of Zeev.

Nicknames

  • Wolfie

Spellings & variants

  • Wolfe
  • Wulf
  • Ulf

Popularity

Uncommon

Outside the US top 1,000.

Style

Origins

Wolf comes from German.

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