wulf (wolf)
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Wulf is a Germanic given name element meaning "wolf," commonly found in names such as Adolf and reflecting the cultural significance of the wolf in early Germanic societies.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wulf (name element) | 0 |
| wulf | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Germanic given name element
ⓘ
linguistic morpheme ⓘ |
| category |
Germanic name elements
ⓘ
theophoric and animal-based name elements ⓘ |
| cognateInOldEnglish | wulf ⓘ |
| cognateInOldHighGerman | wolf ⓘ |
| cognateInOldNorse | ulfr ⓘ |
| componentOfGivenName |
Adolf
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Arnulf NERFINISHED ⓘ Beowulf NERFINISHED ⓘ Gundulf NERFINISHED ⓘ Randulf NERFINISHED ⓘ Rudolf NERFINISHED ⓘ Wolfdietrich NERFINISHED ⓘ Wolfgang NERFINISHED ⓘ Wolfhart NERFINISHED ⓘ Wulfgar NERFINISHED ⓘ Wulfhere NERFINISHED ⓘ Wulfhild NERFINISHED ⓘ Wulfila NERFINISHED ⓘ Wulfric NERFINISHED ⓘ Wulfstan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | reflects the importance of the wolf in early Germanic societies ⓘ |
| etymologicalRoot | Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos ⓘ |
| genderAssociation | primarily masculine ⓘ |
| historicalUsagePeriod |
Migration Period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early Middle Ages ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Proto-Germanic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meaning | wolf ⓘ |
| modernReflexInEnglish | Wolf ⓘ |
| modernReflexInGerman | Wolf ⓘ |
| modernReflexInScandinavianLanguages | Ulf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orthographicVariant |
Wolf
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wolff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reconstructedForm | *wulfaz ⓘ |
| semanticField |
animals
ⓘ
strength ⓘ warrior attributes ⓘ wild animals ⓘ |
| typicalPositionInName |
first element
ⓘ
second element ⓘ |
| usedIn | dithematic Germanic personal names ⓘ |
| usedInCulture |
Germanic peoples
ⓘ
Old English naming tradition ⓘ Old High German naming tradition ⓘ Old Norse naming tradition ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.