Names That Mean Wolf
7 names whose etymology relates to “wolf” — drawn from documented origins, sorted by all-time U.S. popularity.
GeorgiaLearned borrowing from Medieval Latin Geōrgia, itself a borrowing from Classical Persian گرج (gurj) (with influence from (sānctus) Geōrgius (“Saint George”), alluding to the sai…
LelandShortened from McLeland, McClellan, from Irish Mac Giolla Fhaoláin, "son of servant of (Saint) Faolán (=Little Wolf)".
RandolphFrom Old Norse rǫnd (“shield”)API + úlfr (“wolf”).
LowellA Middle English diminutive of Old French lou + -el (diminutive suffix), meaning "little wolf". Akin to Wolfie.
ZevFrom Hebrew זאב (ze'év, “wolf”)API.
WolfgangBorrowed from German Wolfgang (reinforced by Medieval Latin Wolfgangus), from Middle High German Wolfgang, from Old High German Wolfgang, from wolf (“wolf”) + gang (“path, cours…
WolfFrom wolf.
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Etymologies adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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