Given name

Ylgja

“she-wolf”

Ylgja is used as a given name. One Norwegian interpretation is “she-wolf.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

One Norwegian interpretation is “she-wolf.”

Where it comes from

Ylgja comes from Old Norse.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Old Norse ylgja.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Sibling ideas

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