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charismatic & distinguished, Wolves are very loyal and monogamus animals that often live in packs.

Can stand by itself or be short for Wolfgang, Wolvesbane, Wolfford, Wolfworth

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Wolph, Wolff, Wolfie, Wolfy, Wolves, Wolfin, Wolfster, Adolf(o) (german for wolf), Wolvesbane, Werewolf, Lycan

Meanings and history of the name Wolf: | Edit

Short form of Germanic names beginning with the element Wolf-, such as Wolfgang and Wolfram.
A surname derived from the given name, or simply from the English or German word for the animal.

Famous real-life people named Wolf: | Edit

Wolf Blitzer, Americna journalist and CNN reporter.
Wolf Robe, Cheyenne chief.
Wolf V. Vishniac, American microbiologist.

Wolf in song, story & screen: | Edit

Wolf, fictional character in Stephen King and Peter Straub's novel "The Talisman."
Wolf Larsen, fictioanl character in the novel Sea-Wolf, written by Jack London.
Wolf, fictional character in TV miniseries "The 10th Kingdom"
"The Big Bad Wolf"- facticious character in the Three Little Pigs and Little Red Ridinghood
"Whose Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf" a children's song/nursery rhyme