Given name
Úlvur
“wolf”
Úlvur shares an earlier linguistic root with Úlfur. One Icelandic interpretation is “wolf.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Úlvur shares an earlier linguistic root with Úlfur. One Icelandic interpretation is “wolf.”
Explained through its name family
Úlvur’s family of names
In Faroese usage, Úlvur shares a linguistic root with the Norwegian Nynorsk form Ulv. In Faroese usage, Úlvur shares a linguistic root with the Icelandic form Úlfur.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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