The story behind Wolf
From Middle English and German short forms of given names containing the Germanic element "wolf".
Pronunciation
US English (ARPAbet): W UH1 L F
This is a US English dictionary reading of the spelling; personal pronunciations may differ. Digits mark stress: 0 is unstressed, 1 is primary, 2 is secondary. Pronunciation source and notation.
Popularity
Wolf ranked #1902 in US for 2025.
Source: SSA national baby names
Names Similar to Wolf
Štef
A hypocoristic, from German. Used chiefly in Kajkavian area.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends F
- same syllable count
- similar length
Wile
From Middle English wile, an occupational surname for a trapper or a nickname for a wily person.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
- same syllable count
- similar length
Rolf
From Old Norse Hrólfr, and from its Old French equivalent, cognates of Rudolph. Brought to England by the Normans, survived in surnames and was revived in the 19th century,…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends F
- same syllable count
- similar length
Dane
From Middle English Dane, from Old Norse danir or Old English Dene. Both forms ultimately descend from Proto-Germanic *daniz.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
- same syllable count
- similar length
Dirk
Borrowed from Dutch and North German Dirk.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends K
- same syllable count
- similar length
Hans
Borrowed from German Hans (occasionally used in English), a medieval short form of Johannes (“John”). From German Hans, a medieval short form of Johannes (“John”). From…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends S
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Wolf
Ada
Short form of Germanic names beginning with adal (“noble”), such as Adelaide. Also Latinized form of Hebrew Adah. The programming language takes its name from Ada Lovelace. a…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Ida
Short form of obsolete names beginning with Germanic īd "work", used for both sexes in medieval England. It was revived in the 19th century, partly mistaken for a Greek name,…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Mia
A German, Dutch and North Germanic diminutive of Maria.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Wolf
Ada
Short form of Germanic names beginning with adal (“noble”), such as Adelaide. Also Latinized form of Hebrew Adah. The programming language takes its name from Ada Lovelace. a…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- compatible short style
- shared origin connection
Asia
From Middle English Asia, Asie, from Old French Asie and Latin Asia, from Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓σῐ́ᾱ (Ăsĭ́ā), from Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀯𐀹𐀊 (a-si-wi-ja /aswijaː/), in turn probably…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- compatible short style
- shared origin connection
Dane
From Middle English Dane, from Old Norse danir or Old English Dene. Both forms ultimately descend from Proto-Germanic *daniz.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
- compatible short style
- shared origin connection