Given name · also Frankish

Ingulf

“ing's wolf”

Ingulf is a variant of Ingolf. One interpretation is “ing's wolf.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Ingulf is a variant of Ingolf. One interpretation is “ing's wolf.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Ingulf comes from Frankish, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

Built from Frankish *Ingu + *wulf (“wolf”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Ingulf’s family of names

Ingulf has a related form in Ingolf.

Walk Ingulf’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Ingulf, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Germanic

Ecgwulf

“edge” · “wolf”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Germanic

Æþelwulf

“noble” · “wolf”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Germanic

Arnulf

“eagle” · “wolf”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Germanic

Ordwulf

“point (of a spear, sword)” · “wolf”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Germanic

Eanwulf

“wolf”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Germanic

Ingeld

Ingeld is a given name from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Old English.

No U.S. birth series

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Germanic

Earnwulf

“eagle” · “wolf”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Germanic

Þeodwulf

“nation, people” · “wolf”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

Names that share Ingulf’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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