Ulf
A black and white picture of Ulf Rahmberg
Ulf , or Ulv is a masculine name common in Scandinavia and Germany. It derives from the Old Norse word for "wolf " (úlfr , see Wulf ).
The oldest written record of the name's occurrence in Sweden is from a runestone of the 11th century.[citation needed ]
The female form is Ylva .
The given name Ulf was relatively popular during the 20th century, but by the 21st century mostly fell out of fashion.[citation needed ]
Notable people
Ulf the Earl , brother-in-law of Cnut the Great and regent of Denmark
Ulf Adelsohn , Swedish politician, former leader of Moderata Samlingspartiet and county governor of Stockholm
Ulf Andersson , Swedish chess player
Ulf Björlin (1933-1993), Swedish conductor, composer, pianist, arranger, music producer
Ulf Dahlén , Swedish ice hockey player
Ulf Ekberg , Swedish pop musician
Ulf Ekman , Swedish pastor, leader of Livets Ord
Ulf Eriksson , Swedish footballer
Ulf von Euler , Swedish physiologist
Ulf Fase Swedish jarl during the Middle Ages
Ulf Friberg (born 1962), Swedish actor and film director
Ulf Georgsson (born 1962), Swedish songwriter
Ulf Gustafsson (born 1937), Swedish rower
Ulf Hamrin (born 1946), Swedish writer
Ulf Hohmann , German ethology researcher
Ulf Isaksson (1954–2003), Swedish ice hockey player
Ulf Kristersson , Swedish politician
Ulf Kirsten , German soccer player
Ulf Larsson , Swedish actor and TV host
Ulf Linde , Swedish art critic, writer, museum director
Ulf Lohmann , German electronic music producer
Ulf Lönnqvist , Swedish politician
Ulf Lundell , Swedish author and rock musician
Ulf Lundkvist , Swedish comic creator, illustrator, and painter
Ulf Nilsson , Swedish ice hockey player
Ulf Olsson , Swedish murderer
Ulf Ottosson , Swedish soccer player, Mål-Otto
Ulf Merbold , German astronaut (retired) and glider pilot
Ulf Palme , Swedish film actor
Ulf Pilgaard , Danish actor
Ulf the Quarrelsome , brother (or sometimes identified as stepson) to Brian Boru
Ulf Samuelsson , Swedish ice hockey player
Ulf Schmidt , Swedish tennis player
Ulf Timmermann , East German shot putter
See also
Family names derived from the word "
wolf "
Celtic Germanic
Rudolph , Ralph , Ludolf , Adolf
North Germanic: Lyall , Ulfsson
West Germanic: De Wolf , De Wolfe , Love , Volf , Wolf , Wolfe , Wolff , Wölfli , Wölfflin , Wolfs , Woolf , Woolfe , Wulf , Wulff , Wulfson , Wolfowitz , Wolfsohn , Wolfson , Wolfram , Wolfermann
Romance
Latin: Lupus
French: Leleu , Leloup , Loup , Louvel , Lowell
Iberian: Llop , Llopis , Lobato , Lobo , Lopes , López
Italian: Lovato , Lupo
Romanian: Lupescu , Lupu , Lupul , Lupulescu
Slavic
East Slavic: Biryuk , Biryukov , Volchek , Volchenkov , Volchkov , Volchok , Volk , Volkov (Volkoff , Wolkoff ), Volkovich , Vovchenko , Vovchok , Vovchynskyi , Vovk
South Slavic: Vučević , Vučić , Vučko , Vučetić /Vuchetich , Vučković , Vujić , Vukašinović , Vukasović , Vukčević , Vukić , Vukičević , Vukićević , Vuković /Vukovich , Vuksanović
West Slavic: Vlček , Vlk , Wilczek , Wilczyński , Wilk , Wolkowicz
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