Given name
Diotolf
“nation, people”·“wolf”
Diotolf is a masculine given name from Proto-West Germanic, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Old High German.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Diotolf is built from elements meaning “nation, people” and “wolf”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Diotolf comes from Proto-West Germanic, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Proto-West Germanic *Þeuduwulf, from Proto-Germanic *Þeudōwulfaz, built from Old High German diot (“nation, people”) + wolf.
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Diotolf’s family of names
In Old High German usage, Diotolf shares a linguistic root with the Old English form Þeodwulf. In Old High German usage, Diotolf has a related form in Deotolf. In Old High German usage, Diotolf has a related form in Deotolf.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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