Given name
Úlfur
“wolf”
Úlfur is used as a given name. One Icelandic interpretation is “wolf.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Icelandic interpretation is “wolf.”
Úlfur’s family of names
In Icelandic usage, Úlfur shares a linguistic root with the Swedish form Ulf. In Icelandic usage, Úlfur shares a linguistic root with the Norwegian Nynorsk form Ulv. In Icelandic usage, Úlfur shares a linguistic root with the Faroese form Úlvur.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Úlfur has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Old Norse roots to each of them.
3 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Úlfur
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Úlfur, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Álvur
“elf”
>99% boys
Auðólfur
Auðólfur is a masculine given name from Old Norse, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Icelandic.
>99% boys
Úlfgeir
Úlfgeir is a given name from Old Norse. It is used in Icelandic.
>99% boys
Ólafur
Ólafur is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Icelandic.
>99% boys
Eyðolvur
Eyðolvur is a masculine given name from Old Norse, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Faroese.
>99% boys
Askur
Askur is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Faroese and Icelandic.
>99% boys
Þórður
“Thor” · “peace”
>99% boys
Oddur
Oddur is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Faroese and Icelandic.
>99% boys