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“fame + wolf”
Language contexts for this entry: German, Polish
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01 / Meaning & origin
Ludolf is a masculine given name documented in German and Polish. English Wikipedia gives the components fame + wolf.
Meaning: “fame + wolf”
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Ludolf— “people’s wolf”
_Ludolf_, _m._ _Ger._ Teu. people’s wolf, 430
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Glossary of Christian Names · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
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Dutch painter (1630-1708)
German politician (1803-1890)
German author (1802–1872)
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