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Hrólfur

Old Norse roots

Language contexts for this entry: Icelandic, Old Norse

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Icelandic

Origin: Old Norse
2 language contexts: Icelandic Old Norse
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01 / Meaning & origin

About Hrólfur

Hrólfur is a masculine given name documented in Icelandic and Old Norse. English Wiktionary traces it to Old Norse Hrólfr.

Old Norse origin

Source-reported

From Old Norse Hrólfr, from Hróðólfr (which also yielded Icelandic Hróðólfur), from hróðr (‘proud’) + úlfr, -ólfr (‘wolf’), cognate with Old English Hruodwulf.

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Wiktionary: HrólfurCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: HrólfurCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: HrólfurCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: HrólfurCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: HrólfurCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

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Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-17.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms6

Wikidata Q16428444CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: HrólfurCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: HrólfurCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: HrólfurCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: HrólfurCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: HrólfurCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

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Wikimedia Commons: File:Is-Hrólfur.oggPublic-domain · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

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About Hrólfur

Hrólfur is a masculine given name documented in Icelandic and Old Norse. English Wiktionary traces it to Old Norse Hrólfr.

Old Norse origin

Source-reported

From Old Norse Hrólfr, from Hróðólfr (which also yielded Icelandic Hróðólfur), from hróðr (‘proud’) + úlfr, -ólfr (‘wolf’), cognate with Old English Hruodwulf.

Sources for this account (5)

Wiktionary: HrólfurCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: HrólfurCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: HrólfurCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: HrólfurCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: HrólfurCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

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Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-17.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms6

Wikidata Q16428444CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: HrólfurCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: HrólfurCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: HrólfurCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: HrólfurCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: HrólfurCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Pronunciation recordingsAudio credits and individual recording licences1

Wikimedia Commons: File:Is-Hrólfur.oggPublic-domain · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

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A story to pass on.

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A story to pass on.

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Popularity over time

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