Ulf

Ulf is a masculine name common in Scandinavia and Germany. It derives from the Old Norse word for "wolf" (úlfr, see Wulf). The oldest written record of the name's occurrence in Sweden is from a runestone of the 11th century.^{[citation needed]} The female form is Ylva. The given name Ulf was relatively popular during the 20th century, but by the 21st century mostly fell out of fashion.^{[citation needed]}

People named Ulf include:

• Ulf the Earl, brother-in-law of Cnut the Great and regent of Denmark
• Ulf Adelsohn, Swedish politician, former leader of Moderata Samlingspartiet and county governor of Stockholm
• Ulf Andersson, Swedish chess player
• Ulf Dahlén, Swedish ice hockey player
• Ulf Ekberg, Swedish pop musician
• Ulf Ekman, Swedish pastor, leader of Livets Ord
• Ulf Eriksson, Swedish soccer player
• Ulf von Euler, Swedish physiologist
• Ulf Fase Swedish jarl during the Middle Ages
• Ulf Hohmann, German ethology researcher
• Ulf Kristersson, Swedish politician
• Ulf Kirsten, German soccer player
• Ulf Larsson, Swedish actor and TV host
• Ulf Linde, Swedish art critic, writer, museum director
• Ulf Lundell, Swedish author and rock musician
• Ulf Lundkvist, Swedish comic creator, illustrator, and painter
• Ulf Olsson, Swedish murderer
• Ulf Ottosson, Swedish soccer player, "Mål-Otto"
• Ulf Palme, Swedish film actor
• Ulf Pilgaard, Danish actor
• Ulf the Quarrelsome, brother (or sometimes identified as stepson) to Brian Boru
• Ulf Samuelsson, Swedish ice hockey player
• Ulf Schmidt, Swedish tennis player
• Ulf Timmermann, German shot putter

See also

• ULF (disambiguation)

See also

• Wolf (name), Wolfe (surname), Wolff, Woolf, Wulf and Volf
• Ze'ev and Zev, Hebrew first names meaning "wolf"
• Vuk (name), Serbian name meaning "wolf"
• Farkas, Hungarian name meaning "wolf"
• Kurt Turkish surname meaning "wolf"

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