Wolfe
[wʊlf]Meaning
variant of Wolf, influenced by the spelling of the surname
Background Story
Wolfe is a variant of Wolf, influenced by the spelling of the surname, which is also derived from the animal. Its root form is wulf, and the name is used in Danish, German, Gothic, Icelandic, Norwegian, Old Norse, Swedish and Yiddish. In English the same spelling is recorded as an obsolete form of wolf.
Related Names
Wolfi
Recorded as a given name in German
Wolfo
Wulfy
Fulco
Old German form of Fulk
Hagen
From the Old German element hag, meaning "enclosure"
Ulric
Middle English form of Old English Wulfric; in modern use usually a variant of Ulrich.
Wargo
A variation of 'warg', which refers to a mythical wolf-like creature from folklore.
Wolfrik
Wulfa
Adalwolf
Old German form of Adolf.