Dog Names That Mean Wolf

By Marvin Tang · iDogNames editorial · curated meaning theme

Names meaning wolf or wolf-like.

Wolf-meaning names work for wolf-coated breeds (Husky, Malamute, Tamaskan, German Shepherd) and dogs whose energy carries the metaphor. Old English Wulf-prefix names were once the most common male names in England — Adolf, Randolph, Rudolph, Wolfgang. Norse Ulf ("wolf"), Italian Lupo ("wolf"), Hebrew Zev ("wolf"), Russian Volk. The list below pulls every name meaning wolf or wolf-related.

38 dog names with meaning related to "wolf"

#	Name	Meaning	Gender	Origin
1	Adolfina	Noble wolf	Female	English
2	Adolfo	Noble wolf	Male	English
3	Adolph	Noble wolf	Male	English
4	Arnulfo	Eagle and wolf	Male	Germanic
5	Beowulf	Bee wolf	Unisex	Germanic
6	Conan	Little wolf hound	Male	Gaelic
7	Dolph	Famous wolf	Male	Germanic
8	Faolan	Little Wolf	Male	English
9	Farkas	Wolf	Male	Hungarian
10	Ingolf	? + wolf	Male	Germanic
11	Kenley	Wolf head	Male	Gaelic
12	Lobo	Wolf	Male	Spanish
13	Lowell	Wolf	Male	English
14	Lykaios	Wolfish, Of A Wolf, Wolf-Like	Female	Greek
15	Mingan	Dark wolf	Male	Native American
16	Phelan	Little wolf	Male	Gaelic
17	Rafe	Wolf council	Male	Germanic
18	Ralph	Wolf council	Male	Germanic
19	Ralphie	Wise Ruler, Wolf	Unisex	English
20	Randolph	Rim, shield + wolf	Male	Norse
21	Raul	Wolf council	Male	Germanic
22	Rodolfo	Famous wolf	Male	Germanic
23	Rolf	Famous wolf	Male	Germanic
24	Rollo	Famous wolf	Male	English
25	Rudolph	Famous wolf	Male	Germanic
26	Rudy	Famous wolf	Male	Germanic
27	Seff	Wolf	Male	Hebrew
28	Timber	Wood used as a building material. Also timber-wolf.	Unisex	English
29	Waya	Wolf	Unisex	Native American
30	Weylin	Son Of The Wolf	Male	English
31	Wolf	Wolf	Male	English
32	Wolfe	Wolf	Male	English
33	Wolfey	Wolf	Both	English
34	Wolfgang	Wolf going	Male	Germanic
35	Wolfram	Wolf, Raven	Male	German
36	Ylwa	She-Wolf	Female	Scandinavian
37	Zev	Wolf	Male	Hebrew
38	Ziff	Wolf	Male	Hebrew

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