Proto-Germanic origin
Source-reportedMeaning: “glorious wolf”
From Middle Dutch Roelof, Roedolf, from Old Dutch Ruothulf, from Proto-West Germanic *Hrōþiwulf, from Proto-Germanic *Hrōþiwulfaz.
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Read the cited Wiktionary entrySources for this account (5)
- Wiktionary: RoelofCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Greek Wiktionary: RoelofCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Dutch Wiktionary: RoelofCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
- Turkish Wiktionary: RoelofCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
- Wikipedia (nl): RoelofCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

